Pete Hegseth Campaigned to "Uphold Traditional Marriage" During 2012 Senate Run

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Fox News host Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Secretary of Defense nominee briefly ran for Senate in 2012, ultimately accepting defeat on the primary. Hegseth’s 2012 Senate campaign platform and views on LGBTQ+ issues raise serious concerns about his suitability for such a crucial role overseeing the military.

On his Senate website, Hegseth clearly stated that he would "vote to support families, uphold traditional marriage, and defend the rights of the unborn," which underscores his opposition to same-sex marriage.

This position not only conflicts with the growing acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights in American society but also undermines the values of inclusion and equality that are essential for military leadership in the 21st century.

Hegseth's record on LGBTQ+ military service is equally troubling. He has consistently opposed policies that would allow openly LGBTQ+ individuals, including transgender service members, to serve in the military, and is on the record criticizing changes to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

https://meidasnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-campaigned-to-uphold-traditional-marriage-during-2012-senate-run

Says the guy who was married multiple times. Don't believe in gay marriage? Then don't marry someone of the same gender. It's pretty easy.

[Traildogbob]

1. Traditional like 3 per man

Like him Trump, Gingrich and Jr is trying to get the quota too. And you HAVE to cheat on the ones you are married to as you fuck the new ones. And if the one they leave is dying of cancer, you get a lifetime invite to be on Fux and say Jesus a bunch and condemn real Christians like Joe, and Carter.

[dflprincess]

2. I had no recollection of him running for the Senate so, of course, I had to Google it

He did not get the Republican nomination & did not run in their primary. Funny thing, I had no memory of who the Republian candiate was that year - probably why they can't win a statewide race in Minnesota, their candidates are so forgettable.

Klobuchar was the DFL candiate that year - she got 65% of the vote.

[Fla Dem]

3. He's a hypocrite just like many of the Republican hierarchy. "Do as I say, not as I do."

[Prairie Gates]

4. Imagine, for a moment, if Obama had nominated for Defense Secretary

a black guy who had five or six kids with three different wives, who was known to be falling down drunk in public on numerous occasions, who was not only credibly accused of drugging and raping a woman, but actually paid that woman a settlement, and who had zero, and I mean zero real administrative experience commensurate with running even a department within a small agency. TO RUN THE PENTAGON!

Everybody's like, oh well, but this is so fucking BEYOND ABSURD that the relative silence by the US media on this absolute reprobate know-nothing of a nominee actually borders on comical.