A Department of Defense official faced pressure Thursday to reaffirm Secretary Pete Hegseth's commitment to women's right to vote after the Pentagon chief reposted a video of a pastor saying the opposite. Why it matters: Reposting the video is a part of a growing list of controversial moves Hegseth has made toward women amid his effort to purge the military of "wokeness."

What they're saying: "Of course the Secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote," Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told reporters on Thursday. • "I'm not going to litigate every single aspect of what he may or may not believe in a certain video," she said.

Catch up quick: In the video, CNN interviews Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, of Christ Church, and pastors from other churches. •

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