Dismissed Trans Army Sgt. To Sec. Hegseth: ‘Are You Really Going to Say These Slurs to Me? If So, I’m in South Korea’

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SALE: “Words are only words if you give them power, right? And I don't think that it's something that he would say to our faces. It's really easy to say something behind a microphone. It's very easy to say something, you know, when the person's not in the room. But when you're looking someone in the eyes, are you really going to say these slurs to me? If so, I'm in South Korea.”