Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday he was ending the Defense Departments Women, Peace and Security program. Hegseth, who is already facing backlash over Signalgate chat leak row, has winded down the program that boosts the participation of women in peace building and conflict prevention efforts that President Donald Trump signed into law in his first term.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday he was ending the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which he termed a “Biden initiative” and that was enacted by President Donald Trump in his first term,