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Social “equity” warriors believe America is infected with systemic racism and social inequality, and seek to impose radical and enlightened agendas on all aspects of society, including the military. Using the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress to enact an agenda through legislative and regulatory action has dire consequences that the entire country can see.
The regime’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan has cost the lives of 13 military personnel and women. A Chinese spy balloon that hovered over a nuclear missile site in Montana gathered information from some of the most sensitive sites before traversing the rest of the country.
In addition, the Army is 25% below last year’s recruitment targets, and this year is projected to be even worse across all sectors. doing.
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It is particularly disturbing to see evidence of left-wing agendas at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana. Malmstrom’s 341st Missile Wing controls his 150 ICBMs, the most powerful nuclear weapons known to mankind. In June 2021, the base hosted a ‘Drag Story Time’ for children, promoting it in official media followed by a drag show.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, was unaware that a drug event was being held at the base and said it “must not happen.” However, the official Pentagon response was less clear. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Surprisingly, this was not an isolated incident — several other similar incidents have occurred at military bases around the country, including Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia and Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. I got
The reaction of the DoD leadership to these events has been astonishing.
When asked about the Malmstrom drag show at a congressional hearing in March, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said he had no idea such an event was happening, saying, “It shouldn’t happen. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the drag show is not funded by the Department of Defense.
However, in a formal response to my penetrating question, the Department of Defense said:
The response also claimed that “taxpayer funds were not spent to host or facilitate the event.” It’s very difficult to reconcile claims of not using resources. There is also the question of who is in charge.
Sadly, even our military academy is not immune to leftist influence, as it encourages students to study the tenets of critical race theory. The Air Force Academy is cracking down on cadets’ everyday language and going so far as to discourage the use of “offensive” words like “mom” and “dad”.
This may explain in part why applications for service academy appointments from my office have declined each year since President Joe Biden took office.
Additionally, on a State Department-sanctioned “extremist standdown day,” the Navy said that “conservative” and “religious” views on “marriage, abortion, and LGBTQ rights” were “not considered mainstream.” We have distributed training materials to our crews that clearly state that
When asked about the Malmstrom drag show at a congressional hearing in March, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said he was unaware such an event was happening and that it “shouldn’t happen.” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the drag show is not funded by the Department of Defense.
These and other misguided actions suggest that Pentagon leadership is looking the other way to appease the left-wing agenda. However, he has done nothing to stop the leftist agenda.
The time has passed for Congress to bend the powers of Article 1 and hold the power of the wallet and the executive accountable in drafting the next National Defense Authorization Act. It has also introduced a law banning the funding of “adult cabaret performances” on military bases.
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Our nation’s first motto, “E Pluribus Unum,” or “Out of Many, One,” reflects the incredible strength and power of our diverse American people, united in purpose and core values. Ironically, however, radical activists and their supporters within the Biden administration seek to suppress opinions that disagree with them at all costs. They seem to define diversity as being very different in appearance but forced to sing from the same wakeful hymn. Their behavior is actually very disrespectful to Americans who volunteer to serve their country.
The government’s top priority is to protect American citizens and ensure national defense. Nothing is worth risking our national security. Especially the ideological pandering that distracts from core military objectives and shuts some of our best men and women out of our military altogether.
Ultimately, Americans will have a say in the ballot box in 2024.
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My hope is that they hold the Biden administration and the congressional leaders who made it happen to account.
Our national security depends on it.
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