{"id":2411803,"date":"2025-03-10T02:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T06:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-says-department-of-defense-will-no-longer-do-climate-change-crap-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T02:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T06:10:11","slug":"hegseth-says-department-of-defense-will-no-longer-do-climate-change-crap-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-says-department-of-defense-will-no-longer-do-climate-change-crap-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth says Department of Defense will no longer do \u2018climate change crap\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhegseth-says-department-of-defense-will-no-longer-do-climate-change-crap-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent statement, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressed his strong opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">incorporating climate change initiatives<\/a> into the Department of Defense&#8217;s agenda,\u2062 referring to such policies as &#8220;crap.&#8221; This announcement marks a clear shift from previous \u2063administrations that prioritized climate-related programs, \u2062which Hegseth\u200c intends to eliminate, claiming \u2063they detract from\u200b military \u200breadiness and focus on essential \u2062tasks like training and combat.\u200d Critics,\u200c especially from the \u2063Democratic party, argue that cutting these climate initiatives could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/126-ex-generals-admirals-warn-about-biden-u-s-in-deep-peril-health-a-concern-7-red-flags-emerging\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 126 Ex-Generals And Admirals Say Biden Is Mentally Unfit For President\">jeopardize national security<\/a> and military effectiveness \u200din the 21st century. Hegseth&#8217;s stance reflects \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fight-against-sexualizing-kids-doesnt-just-win-debates-it-wins-elections\/\" title=\"Fighting against sexualizing kids wins elections, not just debates\">broader ideological divide<\/a>, positioning environmental issues\u200b within the context of political and fiscal priorities, with proponents of climate programs \u200bdefending their necessity for future military operations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hegseth says Department of Defense will no longer do &lsquo;climate change crap&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031202\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> staunchly opposes left-wing political values such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DEI<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gender ideology<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since he took office, he&rsquo;s made it a point to cleanse the military of such policies. On Sunday, Hegseth took another step in distancing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Defense<\/a> from the ideologies and policies of the previous administration. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/secretary-hegseth-says-dod-does-not-do-climate-change-crap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">replying<\/a> to a social media post on X by CNN&rsquo;s Haley Britzky, the head of the Defense Department made it known where he and the DOD stand on climate change, calling it &ldquo;crap&rdquo; and claiming that it is not going to be included in his agenda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341991\/canada-conservative-leader-paints-mark-carney-trudeau-devotee\/\">Canada&#8217;s Conservative leader paints Mark Carney as a Trudeau devotee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3341986\/air-force-intercepts-aircraft-flying-restricted-zone-mar-a-lago\/\">Air Force intercepts aircraft flying in a restricted zone near Mar-a-Lago<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3341948\/khanna-slams-democrats-behavior-trump-address\/\">Ro Khanna slams Democrats&#8217; behavior at Trump&#8217;s joint address: &#8216;Not a good look&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In response to a list of questions from CNN about military readiness as it relates to climate programs, Pentagon Spox John Ullyot said &ldquo;Climate zealotry and other woke chimeras of the Left are not part&rdquo; of DOD&rsquo;s mission. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sUFNT69jxT\">https:\/\/t.co\/sUFNT69jxT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Haley Britzky (@halbritz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/halbritz\/status\/1898738998329090052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;In response to a list of questions from CNN about military readiness as it relates to climate programs, Pentagon Spox John Ullyot said &lsquo;Climate zealotry and other woke chimeras of the Left are not part&rsquo; of DOD&rsquo;s mission,&rdquo; Britzky posted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John is, of course, correct. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofDefense?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeptofDefense<\/a> does not do climate change crap. <\/p>\n<p>We do training and warfighting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eK5Xyf7fN4\">https:\/\/t.co\/eK5Xyf7fN4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1898813400949408080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;John is, of course, correct,&rdquo; Hegseth replied. &ldquo;The<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeptofDefense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @DeptofDefense<\/a> does not do climate change crap. We do training and warfighting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&rsquo;s comment came after Britzky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/09\/politics\/pentagon-climate-cuts-national-security\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a> on the Trump administration&rsquo;s intentions to eliminate climate change initiatives and policies at the Department of Defense. Such programs will no longer be included as part of the DOD&rsquo;s objectives under Hegseth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: The DOD and DOGE have said they plan to cut climate programs in the Pentagon &mdash; but officials &amp; experts are warning that climate efforts at DOD are directly linked to military readiness, and say cuts could put troops and military operations at risk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UntIvOeUNf\">https:\/\/t.co\/UntIvOeUNf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Haley Britzky (@halbritz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/halbritz\/status\/1898737646991556749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The DOD and DOGE have said they plan to cut climate programs in the Pentagon &mdash; but officials &amp; experts are warning that climate efforts at DOD are directly linked to military readiness, and say cuts could put troops and military operations at risk,&rdquo; Britzky said in an earlier post on X on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Britzky&rsquo;s report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/09\/politics\/pentagon-climate-cuts-national-security\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cited<\/a> previous comments by Robert Salesses, acting deputy defense secretary, who said that the DOD will cut &ldquo;unnecessary spending that set our military back under the previous administration, including through so-called &lsquo;climate change&rsquo; and other woke programs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many Democrats and others on the Left have expressed concern and dismay over the Trump administration cutting climate change programs. They maintain it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-turn-major-china-bill-into-green-slush-fund\/\" title=\"Dems Turn Major China Bill Into Green Slush Fund\">vital national security issue<\/a> and essential to ensure the nation&rsquo;s military readiness in the 21st century. Conversely, the Trump administration views it as an unnecessary expense that wastes taxpayer money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031202\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031202\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hegseth declares DOD will stop &#8216;climate change nonsense<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2411804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pete-Hegseth-military-Gaza-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51667,51841,45173],"class_list":["post-2411803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-climate-change-2","tag-department-of-defense","tag-hegseth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pete-Hegseth-military-Gaza-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411807,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411803\/revisions\/2411807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}