Democrats Bizarrely Liken Hegseth’s New Readiness Measure To Sex Changes

Democrats have likened Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s new program for screening troops for testosterone deficiencies to “gender-affirming care.”

Hegseth announced on Wednesday a program that will screen warfighters 30 and older annually for testosterone deficiencies as part of their periodic health assessments. Any recommended treatment after the test is voluntary, and troops under 30 can also voluntarily get the test, Hegseth said in a Wednesday video he posted to X captioned “The High-T Department of War.”

Democrats blasted the move, with some left-wing members of Congress appearing to compare recommending testosterone treatments for soldiers to sex change procedures. Hegseth’s War Department banned openly transgender-identifying people from entering the military in 2025.

“Sounds like gender-affirming care to me,” Democratic Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth wrote on X in reply to Hegseth’s video Wednesday.

“Pete Hegseth comes out in favor of gender affirming care…” Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff similarly wrote on the platform the same day.