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LessAspin

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Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:29 PM Feb 2021

Fear of Trump delayed promotions for Female Generals [View all]



Female U.S. military officers had their earned promotions held back because the former president... doesn't like powerful women...

Gen. Laura Richardson of the Army listening to Gen. Mark Milley, then the Army chief of staff, testifying before Congress in 2016.Credit...Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Promotions for Female Generals Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump’s Reaction
Under a Biden administration, the nominations are expected to go from the Pentagon to the White House within weeks and then to the Senate for approval.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/politics/trump-biden-promotions-women-generals.html
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