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CNN's Cornish—'As a Black American'—Says Colin Powell Wouldn't Have Risen Under Hegseth

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CNN's Cornish—'As a Black American'—Says Colin Powell Wouldn't Have Risen Under Hegseth CNN This Morning 9-3-26 On Thursday's CNN This Morning , at the end of a segment pondering whether President Trump might throw Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under the bus, host Audie Cornish took things in a very different direction, whining about how, “He very much has completely made good on his promises to focus on culture war issues in the military.” She also falsely military promotions were now reserved for whites only. She began by playing a clip of Hegseth at Quantico proclaiming: “ No more identity months, DEI offices , dudes in dresses,” no more “fat troops,” “No more beardos," and adding, "at the Department of War, we do training, not trannies." Cornish lamented that whereas, historically, the military was a leader in our country's progress toward integration, Hegseth is now "going around saying, ' Based on your looks, vibes, your identity, you're out." That was not what Hegseth said abou

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