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Jim Banks: “There was a survey in 2023 that pointed this out, said that…”

Featuring: Jim Banks, Republican | U.S. Senate, Indiana

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Jim Banks and Pete Hegseth Discuss Military Recruitment Surge Under Trump

Published | Video Starts at 04:13

It's really about the, as I said, I mean, as my colleague was talking about, an apolitical military, I mean, the wokeness, the radical transgender movement, the way they, the abortion travel mandates, the way the last administration politicized the military. There was a survey in 2023 that pointed this out, said that. And the army released the survey in 2023 that claimed that young Americans fear of discrimination drove away more recruits than wokeness. And wokeness was a, was a big indicator, too, in that survey. Do you think those arguments still stand up today? Senator, you make, make a great point. (04:13–04:27)

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