Ron DeSantis blames 'political ideologies' for keeping 'warriors' out of military

Ron DeSantis blames 'political ideologies' for keeping 'warriors' out of military

Ron DeSantis is renewing his critiques of diversity, equity, and inclusion and other concepts he says are hampering military recruitment.

During a Memorial Day hit on the Fox News Channel, the Florida Governor and freshly minted Presidential candidate has revived criticisms of armed forces policies that, to him, have prioritized equity over winning wars.

“Well, first, I think we need to look at what’s going on with the military right now. And I think the military that I see is different from the military I served in,” DeSantis said on “Fox and Friends.”

“I see a lot of emphasis now on political ideologies, things like gender pronouns. I see a lot about things like DEI, and I think that that’...

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