They, in search of a nontraditional constituency, they offended their core constituency so there aren't enough lesbians in San Francisco to man the 82nd Airborne and in trying to cater to that, they lost the boys from Tennessee and Kentucky and Oklahoma.
Hegseth argues that efforts to include gay and lesbian service members have negatively impacted military recruitment.
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Without these funds, we face critical shortfalls that threaten our ability to also simply pay our service members, rapidly replenish equipment and munitions, and sustain vital operations without disruption.
You won’t show any political courage to actually fund our department because you have Trump derangement syndrome and you won’t commit to anything meaningful. So, I put this on you, senator.
Standalone Article II authorities exist for us to conduct this operation on behalf of the defense of the American people.