Pentagon Pete Scrambles to Fix ‘Repugnant’ Religion Move

The Daily Beast

Pentagon Pete Scrambles to Fix ‘Repugnant’ Religion Move

Kevin Lamarque / Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Pete Hegseth is scrambling to do damage control after enraging top Mormon officials. Hegseth’s Department of Defense sparked outrage after a spokesperson announced the agency would slash the number of religious identities service members can register on their personnel records from more than 200 to just 31. Of the 22 Christian denominations that remained, Mormonism was not one of them—triggering a full-blown meltdown from Mormon Republican Sen. Mike Lee and swift condemnation from other GOP leaders. On Monday, the official DOD Rapid Response account on X attempted to rectify the situation—but not without a few blunders. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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