Trump’s Promises Military Shake-Up

Former President Donald Trump vowed at a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday to remove all military commanders who have implemented what he described as “insulting” woke policies under the Biden-Harris administration.

Trump made these remarks at the North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame in Asheboro during his first outdoor event since surviving an assassination attempt last month when he was struck by a bullet while speaking at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Speaking from behind bulletproof glass, Trump promised to eliminate wokeness from the military if he is elected president, cautioning that electing Vice President Kamala Harris would only further the radicalization of the military.

“Under ‘Comrade Kamala,’ our military has been abused for radical social experiments,” he said. “On day one, I will get Critical Race Theory and transgender insanity the hell out of our U.S. Armed Forces. We’re taking it out. Our warriors should be focused on defeating America’s enemies, not figuring out their genders. Marxist ideologies have no place in combat. We want them to know their gender when they go in. You have no idea the disruption that that has caused and the fake news refuses to report it.”

Previous reports from House Republicans have highlighted concerns that the U.S. military has been weakened by the adoption of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies and LGBT initiatives. For instance, a report from the U.S. Special Forces stated that “diversity and inclusion are operational imperatives.”

Trump declared that these policies would come to an end if he is elected in November.

“If you want to have a gender change or a social justice seminar, then you can do it somewhere else, but you’re not going to do it in the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Space Force, or the United States Marines,” he said. “The military brass that lead these absurd and insulting initiatives will likewise be removed. They will no longer be in command. They’re going to be gone, gone so fast.”

The former president also pledged that on his inauguration day, he would demand the resignations of those responsible for the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. This withdrawal resulted in billions of dollars in American military equipment being left in the hands of the Taliban and the tragic loss of 13 American troops in a terror attack.

“The voters will hold Kamala and Joe accountable this November,” he said. “I will ask for the resignations of every single senior military official who touched the Afghanistan disaster. I want their resignations immediately.