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Aug 10, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposted a video opposing women's voting rights Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
A senior official amplified anti-suffrage messaging, signaling hostility to equal political rights from within the national security leadership.
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- Defense Secretary reposts video opposing women's voting — On August 9, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposted a video featuring Christian nationalist pastors who expressed their opposition to women voting.
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promotes repealing women's right to vote — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted a video advocating for the repeal of the 19th Amendment, which guarantees women the right to vote.
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Week 30 – 2025-08-09–2025-08-15
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