Exclusive: Fox News Digital spoke to GOP lawmakers about the state of the US military after four years of Biden administration, when freshmen lawmakers visit Arizona Air Force Base to meet service members and fly to F-16 fighter jets.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, there is a new sense of purpose in our army. From day one, he made it clear that his mission is to recreate and refocus our army,” Hamade said after visiting Luke Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona, and 70% of the world’s F-35 pilot trains.
Hamade flew on the base F-16 and met with the 56th Fighter Wing airmen. I posted a video to xspoke about how the military is returning to its “core mission” under Trump.
“The push of the failed awakened Day agenda by Democrats has already boosted morale,” Hamade said.
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GOP MP Abe Hamadeh told Fox News Digital that Trump’s leadership has already paid dividends to the military. (Getty/Rep Abe Hamadeh)
“When I served overseas as a US Army Reserve captain and intelligence agent, I saw first-hand that the first business of Secretary Biden and Secretary Lloyd Austin was a military-wide standdown to lecture service members on what is called “right-wing extremism.” Such political nonsense is not found in our military at the helm of President Trump and his secretary.
Fox News Digital It has been widely reported By quelling military recruitment during the Biden administration, Hamade said it was caused by a “loss of focus” during that year.
“Americans were terrified of our heroes being disregarded by their own government. One of Biden’s worst decisions was to force service members to ignore their personal and religious freedoms and take the joint vaccine,” Hamade explained.
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ABE Hamadeh visited Luke Air Force Base in Arizona last week. (Abe Hamade)
“This culture of rudeness has only been expanded by the devastating withdrawal of Afghanistan, resulting in unnecessary tragedy and humiliation. President Trump has already taken action to correct these mistakes – he has revived thousands of service members who have been mistakenly released to reject experimental vaccines, and they deserve it.”
Flights on the F-16 were the last on the previous base, when aircraft training moved to New Mexico and the base focused on the F-35, Hamade emphasized to Fox News Digital that the DEI was a “disaster” for the military.
“Fighters should focus on strength, discipline and mission success, not political indoctrination,” Hamade said. “The left’s obsession with identity politics has weakened recruitment, lowered standards and distracted us from what is actually important: to ensure our military is the most dominant force in the world.
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President Donald Trump will speak to a reporter at the White House’s oval office on February 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump I signed an executive order In January, he said it would ban military DEIs in a mobile Hamadeh serving both the House Armed Services Committee and the House Veterans Affairs Committee, improving the military’s effectiveness.
“President Trump understands victory is a priority, not a signal of virtue,” Hamade said. “By removing Dei and refocusing the battle, we are assuring that the troops are prepared, the enemy is stopped and America is getting stronger.”
Fox News Digital said military recruitment appears to have been high since Trump’s November victory, highlighted by the US Army, which announced December 2024 was the most productive recruitment month of 15.
