According to reports on Tuesday, the United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renamed the US Navy ship to the name of homosexual rights activist Harvey Milk.
The USNS Harvey Milk was named after the politician of San Francisco and named in 2021 as part of the John Lewis class of tankers.
Associated Press and Reuters cited anonymous source, saying that the order came from the office of Hestst.
Defense News website Military.com said that it had reviewed a memorandum from the office of the Navy Secretary stating that the step was in line with the alleged target of Hegseth of “to re -establish a warrior culture” in the US armed forces.
CBS News stated that the Navy is considering the title of several other ships, including the names of the former US Supreme Court Justice; Thugud Marshall, the first black member of the apex court and the Liberal icon Ruth Baddar Ginsburg.
There was no immediate response to the Pentagon or the US Navy for various inquiries about the report.
Trump administration is demanding to abolish diversity programs
Since assuming office, President Donald Trump has mounted to ban transgender troops from military and eliminate diversity programs, claiming that he “leads to leadership, merit and unit harmony, which eradicates the promotion and promotion of force.”
Former Fox News’s former hosts Hegseth has abolished the diversity initiative in Pentagon and has abolished the observation of identification ceremony as a Black History Month.
In February, Hegseth said in a comprehensive address to the Pentagon employees, “I think the single dumbest phrase in military history ‘our diversity is our strength.”
Pelosi Slam reports to change the name
Former House of Representatives, former speaker Democrat Nancy Palosi, reported the report reported to change the name of USNS Harvey Milk, “an embarrassing, anti -eradication of those who fought a fight to break everyone to chase the American dream.”
California’s Congresswoman said in a statement, “Harvey Milk proudly worked as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and was a combined force for changes not only in California, but also in our country.”
“This fickle step … is a fundamental American value surrender: to honor the heritage of those who worked to create a better country.”
Who was Harvey Milk?
Harvey Milk served as a US Navy diver at a time when homosexuality was banned in the army and was first one of the openly gay politicians in the US.
Milk was selected for the board of San Francisco supervisors, where he played an important role in passing the laws that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Months later, in 1978, milk was shot dead by Mayor George Moskon by an dissatisfied former city supervisor.
Milk’s murder helped cement his reputation as a civil rights icon, and was posthumously awarded the President of freedom.
Edited by: ZAC Crellin
