Troops chanted “U.S.A.” at the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East as President Donald Trump took the podium before them on Thursday.
The president touted the changes his administration has already made to the U.S. military, such as reinstating service members expelled under the Biden administration for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine and ending “training sessions on political correctness.”
“We don’t care if you’re politically correct,” Trump told the troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar.
Trump celebrated the increase in men and women joining the armed forces, telling troops, “Six months ago we couldn’t get people to join the military. Nobody wanted your job, now everybody wants your job.”
In April, Military.com reported that the Army had reached 85% of its target recruiting numbers for fiscal 2025. By the same time last…
