Скачать или смотреть Heated Hearing: Sara Jacobs Clashes With Defense Sec. Hegseth Over Transgender Military Ban

At a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the administration’s policy excluding transgender individuals from military service. Jacobs cited several highly qualified transgender service members whose evaluations showed they exceeded standards and ranked among the top performers in their units.

Jacobs argued that removing these troops contradicts claims that the policy is merit-based and instead injects culture wars into the military. Secretary Hegseth pushed back, asserting that gender dysphoria is a mental health issue that he says is detrimental to readiness.

The hearing also expanded into questions about domestic troop deployments and whether military leadership has characterized current conditions as a foreign invasion. The exchange highlighted deep divisions over military policy, readiness, and civil-military decision-making.

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