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Markwayne Mullin: “We're going to promote you based on merit. We're looking for…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

SEN. MULLIN on Workout Group, Venezuelan Drug Boats, Family | The Washington Times

Published November 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 10:16

We're not giving special preference because of your sex, because of your race, because of any of that. We're not doing identity politics. We're doing, we're the Secretary of War now and We're going to promote you based on merit. We're looking for lethality and we're looking out for the warrior. The, the, the Department of War @ that time, the Department of Defense had been, had got so political that they were so risk adverse. We weren't winning wars. (10:16–10:23)

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Asserts that promotions in the Department of War will be based on merit and focus on lethality.

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“This DEI is equality, this preference and rank. We're not that way anymore. We're not giving special preference because of your sex, because…”
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“We prevented Washington from Washington D.C. from becoming state which were giving two extra senators.”
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“We prevented them from eliminating oil and gas pipelines which would, which would have drove crisis through the roof.”
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“ACA, affordable healthcare is not affordable.”
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“I provide health insurance for my mom and dad and my wife and I spend $987 a month on each one.”
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“I paid 987 now, and I have a 5,000 deductible.”
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“Our last time you're on CNN we posted it on, on our social media and we spared 1.6 million views.”
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“My kids can spot [disinformation] immediately.”
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“I think that itself holds the Internet accountable.”
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