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Jeffries Slams Hegseth Over Naval Academy Book Ban

4/12/2025

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries passionately condemned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for the U.S. Naval Academy's shocking decision to remove nearly 400 books, including vital works on the Holocaust and by Maya Angelou, while shockingly keeping "Mein Kampf." He branded Hegseth an "extremist" and pledged to fight relentlessly until the ban is lifted and Hegseth is held accountable.

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries passionately condemned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for the U.S. Naval Academy's shocking decision to remove nearly 400 books, including vital works on the Holocaust and by Maya Angelou, while shockingly keeping "Mein Kampf." He branded Hegseth an "extremist" and pledged to fight relentlessly until the ban is lifted and Hegseth is held accountable.