While Hegseth's entire tenure at the Department of Defense has been a shambolic mess, the last week has been especially brutal. Last Tuesday, for example, the secretary took steps to end the Pentagon's Women, Peace and Security program, condemning it as a "woke" initiative championed by "feminists and left-wing activists." What Hegseth apparently didn't know was that Trump championed the program, characterizing it as a key first-term accomplishment, after it was crafted by Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem — two of Hegseth's Cabinet colleagues…
