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Trump's Defense Pick Sparks Controversy Over Women in Combat Roles

President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense has reignited a long-standing debate over whether women should serve in combat roles. Hegseth, a Fox News commentator, has expressed skepticism about women in front-line positions, which has drawn criticism from advocates for gender equality in the military. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in contrast, has emphasized that women in the military make the force stronger. The debate touches on broader issues of military readiness, gender roles, and equality in the armed forces.

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Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s Defense pick reignites the debate

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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought was settled long ago.

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Trump’s defense pick reignites debate over women serving in combat roles

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( NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, sparking controversy over Hegseth’s experience and his comments about women in combat.

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Texas Offers Trump 1,400 Acres for His Mass Deportation Dream

Officials in Texas have offered President-elect Trump a 1,400-acre ranch for his mass deportation plan.Dawn Buckingham, land commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, said in a letter to Trump Tuesday that her office was “fully prepared” to work with federal agencies that are going to be involved in Trump’s immigration plan, and specifically deportation.Buckingham offered Trump a 1,402-acre lot in Starr County. The lot is owned by the Texas General Land Office and is roughly 35 miles west of McAllen, Texas.She said the agency is ready to work with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Border Patrol to build a facility on the land for “the processing, detention, and coordination of the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation’s history.”“I am committed to using every available means at my disposal to gain complete operational security of our border,” Buckingham wrote.The letter and offering of land were first reported by The Texas Tribune. Last month, the state bought the land along the U.S.-Mexico border and has plans to build a wall.In the letter, Buckingham criticized her predecessor for not allowing a border wall to be built on the property. Those actions “enabled cartel members and violent criminals to sexually abuse migrant women and children on this land,” she said.On Monday, Trump signaled he would declare an immigration national emergency and use military assets to support his mass deportation plan when he returns to office.

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