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Pete Hegseth, who personally struck Black and female officers from promotion lists
Cruelty & Rights AbusesMarch 27, 2026

Hegseth Personally Struck Black and Female Officers from Promotion List

Hegseth personally removed 2 Black men and 2 women from the Army's brigadier general promotion list after the Army Secretary repeatedly refused. His chief of staff said "Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events."

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Foreign Policy FailuresNovember 22, 2025

Boycotted G20 in South Africa, Left an Empty Chair

Trump boycotted the first African-hosted G20 based on debunked "white genocide" claims. South Africa refused to hand the presidency gavel to a junior U.S. official, leaving an empty chair. Trump then banned SA from the 2026 G20.

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Cruelty & Rights AbusesJanuary 11, 2018

"Shithole Countries" Racist Remark

During a White House meeting, Trump asked "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" about Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations — suggesting the U.S. should accept more immigrants from Norway.

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Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 2017
Lies & MisinformationAugust 15, 2017

Charlottesville: "Very Fine People on Both Sides"

After a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville where a counter-protester was killed by a neo-Nazi who drove his car into a crowd, Trump said there were "very fine people on both sides" — drawing moral equivalence between white supremacists and those protesting them.

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