I promised that every single one of your taxpayer dollars would go toward one thing and one thing building the most lethal fighting force on the planet. And I promised we would gut the corruptive, unconstitutional, non merit based DEI programs that have weakened our military. and distracted us from our primary mission. And I promised we would hunt down the waste, the fraud and the abuse that has run rampant in this department for decades, and to instead redirect that money to President Trump's America first priorities. (00:17–00:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that DEI programs are corruptive, unconstitutional, non-merit-based, and weaken the military.
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