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Hegseth names investor who made anti-Islam remarks about Mamdani to Pentagon tech board
The Defense Department appointed Shaun Maguire, a venture capitalist accused of making Islamophobic remarks targeting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, to its Science, Technology and Innovation Board. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth named Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, alongside 32 other appointees.
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