In a surprising turn of events, Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the latter’s Chief of Staff, Ricky Buria, have come under criticism after allegedly displaying racist behavior towards some military personnel. Recent reports claimed that Buria opposed the promotion of a particular official and even said that the President would not want to publicly share the stage with that person because of her ethnicity and gender.
Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff reportedly makes bold statement about Donald Trump
According to a shocking report published by the new York TimesPete Hegseth’s Chief of Staff apparently informed Major General Antoinette R. Gantt’s appointment as commanding general, he justified his resistance by saying that President Donald Trump would prefer not to be seen with a black female officer at military events.
In particular, Major General Antoinette R. Gantt, who served as a combat engineer in Iraq and Afghanistan, won the promotion from Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll. In addition, Gantt’s command, headquartered at Fort McNair in Washington, specializes in providing security and performing ceremonial duties, which often require the commander to appear at Arlington National Cemetery with the President.
In response, Ricky Buria has denied all wrongdoing, calling the report a fabrication. “This is a complete lie,” he said. People. “Whoever shared this fabricated story is clearly trying to create division between our ranks in the Department and the Administration. It’s not going to work, and it will never work when this Department is led by clear-eyed, mission-driven leaders unperturbed by Washington gossip.”
In addition to Buria’s stance, the outlet also reported that Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had interfered in the promotions of two black and two female Army officers. He reportedly pressured senior military leaders like Driscoll to cancel the promotion to the rank of one-star general of four officers from the list, which contained about three dozen names. According to the report, Hegseth unilaterally removed the names earlier this month after Driscoll refused to comply.
Originally reported by Apoorva Rastogi Mandatory