1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I’m totally disgusted that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions for nine Navy officers who were set to become one-star admirals after being selected by a board of senior Navy admirals, including three women and two black men. The Pentagon has not explained the decision, and the new one-star list includes only two non-white officers and no female officers. This is an outrage. Hegseth is blocking qualified officers’ promotions due to their race and gender. It is disqualifying. Every single member of Congress should call for him to step down over it. The Trump administration apparently does affirmative action—they just favor it for white men. It’s not OK. Diversity is our strength, not our weakness.