On today’s show: The Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe explains how the military could change under Trump. CNN’s Omar Jimenez has been visiting Springfield, Ohio, in the months since Trump attacked its Haitian community. They’re weighing their future as he threatens mass deportations. Jessica Roy reports for the San Francisco Chronicle on new research about dangerous levels of flame retardants found in spatulas, spoons, and other common household items made with black plastic. Plus, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant; years after a fatal on-set shooting involving Alec Baldwin, ‘Rust’ premiered; and a beloved ‘Simpsons’ voice actor says goodbye after more than 600 episodes. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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Good morning. It's Thursday, November 21st. I'm Gideon Resnick, in for Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, the kitchen item you should toss out immediately, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for top Israeli leaders, and the last episode for an iconic voice actor. But first, a look at how the military could change under President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump has selected Pete Hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary. Hegseth is a veteran and most recently a Fox News host, but he doesn't have military leadership experience. In fact, NPR reports that if Hegseth is confirmed, he would be the least experienced defense secretary in American history.
And he would come into the role with some big criticisms of the military, characterizing it as ineffective, quote-unquote woke, and saying that some of the top brass should be fired. Here's Hegseth on the podcast The Sean Ryan Show, just before he was officially tapped to head up defense.
You got to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and you got to fire this. I mean, obviously you're going to bring in a new secretary of defense, but any general that was involved, general, admiral, whatever that was involved in any of the DEI woke shit, it's got to go.
Hegseth has also been critical of women serving in combat roles, saying that it's made our military less lethal and effective. Here he is again on The Sean Ryan Show.
You don't like women in combat? No. Why not? I love women service members who contribute amazingly because everything about men and women serving together makes the situation more complicated.
According to a Pentagon report from a year ago, women made up roughly 20 percent of the U.S. military's active duty force and selected reserve in 2022. And outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently told NBC News how vital women are to our military.
They make us better. They make us stronger. And again, what I've seen from our women is quite incredible. This is not hyperbole. This is fact. I'm just telling you what I've seen.
Dan Lamothe is a Washington Post reporter who covers the Pentagon. He told us how Hegseth's nomination is resonating with people who work there.
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