Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Monday that the U.S. military is increasingly focused on issues like diversity and “white fragility” instead of national security.
“This summer, the U.S. Army’s so-called Operation Inclusion instructed soldiers that the phrase ‘Make America Great Again’ was a form of quote ‘socially acceptable covert white supremacy,’” Carlson said on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“A presidential campaign slogan was white supremacy, according to the army … Can you protect a nation with a military like this?” he added.
The U.S. Army unveiled Project Inclusion in June and said it was designed “to improve diversity, equity and inclusion across the force and build cohesive teams.”
Carlson suggested “the brain virus” has been spreading throughout the American military because nobody has attempted to stop it.
“Now, according to the army’s Equity and Inclusion Agency — and yes, they have one —the phrases ‘All Lives Matter,’ ‘American exceptionalism,’ and ‘the celebration of Columbus Day’ are racist. This is from the army, the people who are supposed to be protecting you.” Read more…