KAMALA HARRIS IS A DANGER TO THE U.S. MILITARY

Kamala Harris quickly revealed her priorities as a presidential candidate—putting a sorority event ahead of supporting Israel.

Kamala Harris chose to attend a sorority event rather than join other American leaders as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed Congress. At a crucial time when Israeli—and American—hostages are still being held by Palestinian terrorists, Harris was clear about her priorities. Support for Israel certainly isn’t high on her list.

Harris is so disconnected from world events she touted the U.S. alliance with the Republic of North Korea. If she doesn’t know the difference between North and South Korea, she certainly should not serve as the Commander-in-Chief. When America shows weak leadership, it puts military men and women in danger.

Harris called Joe Biden’s deadly withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan “courageous.” Thirteen American service members lost their lives in the botched and chaotic event—one of the worst military operations in our nation’s history. Harris proudly admitted she was the last one in the room advising President Biden just prior to the terrible decision to withdraw. She is just as responsible as Biden for the loss of American lives.

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In May 2023, Harris gave a commencement address to the graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point. She glossed over the botched Afghanistan withdrawal and instead declared a  supposed “climate crisis” as the biggest challenge the cadets would face in their military careers. Someone that out of touch with reality regarding the dangers facing our nation should not hold any position of leadership—especially not in charge of our military.

A Weak Military Puts Service Members in Danger

As the spouse of a retired senior military officer and now a military mom, it appalls me how the Harris-Biden administration has weakened our great military force. Biden and Harris have lowered standards and pushed a radical agenda in today’s military. Service men and women are forced to celebrate pride month and white males are denigrated for their gender and skin color. They must sit through demeaning woke DEI trainings that consume valuable time away from what really matters—combat readiness. It’s no wonder recruitment is down.

In 2023, the Army’s recruitment goal was 65,000 new troops but they fell short by 10,000. Fully 35 percent fewer men have enlisted since 2013. What brilliant solution did the Harris-Biden team come up with to address this problem? They lowered standards. There is no longer a requirement for a high school diploma or GED to enlist, and mental fitness requirements have also been reduced.

Previously, the Army made an admirable attempt to provide equal treatment to recruits who perform the same job. They made physical fitness tests the same for men and women. After all, if a person does the same job, shouldn’t they meet the same standards? Under pressure from the Harris-Biden regime, the Army backtracked and said the gender-neutral fitness tests caused a disadvantage to subgroups. The woke administration doesn’t care that those lowered standards weaken military readiness.

Captain Kristen Griest, one of the first female graduates of the Army’s Ranger School, condemned the lowered standards. Griest said, “The answer is not to implement gender-based scoring or reduce minimum standards,” because it would negatively impact combat effectiveness and women’s credibility. Griest is spot-on!

Leftists want to focus more on climate change and transgenderism in the nation’s fighting force rather than creating the toughest and most powerful military. Military men and women don’t care about the skin color or gender of the person standing next to them. They care about the ability to do their job. In some cases, the competence of their co-worker could dictate life or death.

There is a stark contrast between the two candidates running for President. One took a bullet and immediately stood up ready to fight back. The other is responsible for an open border that has allows terrorists to sneak into our nation. The choice is very clear, the great men and women of the United States Military need Donald J. Trump to be the Commander-in-Chief to protect America and show strength against our enemies.

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