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Hegseth used internet checks to block promotions, MS NOW reports

Priya Sridhar's reporting identifies DEI work, vaccine enforcement and ties to Mark Milley among the criteria used to scrutinize senior officers.

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Why this story? One of MS NOW's most watched videos since yesterday, with 566,128 views.

EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth EXPOSED for using MADE-UP criteria to block promotions for women

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1:11Wallace introduces reporting that internet-search criteria were used to withhold senior military promotions.
3:02Massie introduces eight impeachment articles, distinguishing alleged misconduct from being bad at the job.
4:44Sridhar identifies checks involving DEI, vaccine enforcement and ties to Gen. Mark Milley.
8:48Nichols argues that Congress has broad discretion in deciding what warrants impeachment.

Internet searches became a test for senior military promotions under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to an exclusive MS NOW report presented on Deadline: White House.

Pentagon correspondent Priya Sridhar reports that Hegseth used newly invented criteria to withhold promotions from senior officers, including many women and people of color. The checks examined officers' connections to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, enforcement of COVID-19 vaccination requirements and ties to Gen. Mark Milley.

That is the segment's new reporting, distinct from the widening congressional debate over removing Hegseth. Sridhar raises the possibility that the promotion decisions could be illegal, rather than presenting that as an established legal finding.

Nicolle Wallace opens with Representative-elect Nancy Lacore criticizing Hegseth's readiness priorities in a CBS Face the Nation interview. Wallace notes that Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral elected to Congress from South Carolina, was fired by Hegseth.

The discussion then turns to Republican Representative Thomas Massie's introduction of eight impeachment articles. The Kentucky lawmaker draws a distinction between poor performance and misconduct: "We're not indicting him for being bad at his job." He accuses Hegseth of breaking laws and violating the Constitution.

The video drew roughly 566,000 views since yesterday. Its closing analysis brings in The Atlantic's Tom Nichols, who argues that Congress has broad discretion over impeachment, separating that political and constitutional process from an assessment of Hegseth's competence.