Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to cut ties with Scouting America for attacking what he called "boy-friendly spaces," according to leaked documents made public Tuesday.
In the documents, first reported by NPR, Hegseth criticizes Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, for straying far from what he characterized as its original mission and promoting "gender confusion."
Since taking office, Hegseth has opened a new front in the culture war as he's tried to weed out initiatives he's argued have prioritized political correctness at the expense of military readiness. Now, Hegseth appears to be coming for the military's century-old relationship with the organizations.
"The organization once endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt no longer supports the future of American boys," Hegseth reportedly wrote.
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