Pete Hegseth gets totally dragged after revealing new name for Harvey Milk ship

Pete Hegseth and Harvey Milk (Photo: Shutterstock/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a video Friday revealing the new name for a navy oil ship previously named after Harvey Milk.

Hegseth announced at the start of Pride Month that the USNS Harvey Milk was to be renamed. Military.com first reported the news, saying the decision to act during Pride Month was intentional.

The first out-gay man elected to political office in California, Milk—a former Navy veteran—was murdered by a disgruntled colleague in 1978.

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In a video posted Friday, Hegseth said the USNS Harvey Milk

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