Lawmakers and allies weighed in on Tuesday as the Senate Armed Services Committee held its confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the former Army National Guard officer, former Fox News host, and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense.
“I’ve known Pete for some time. I was a female in the military. We want to make sure that our military is getting back to lethality and really providing a fighting machine. And so, Pete can bring that. He can dewokify,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal before the hearing. “Dewokify” describes eliminating the Left’s “woke” diversity, equity, and inclusion and LGBTQ agenda from the military.
“l have no doubt that he is going to get the Pentagon back to its primary mission: lethal readiness,” Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., said before Hegseth gave his opening statement.
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