Fox News host Tucker Carlson
Tucker CarlsonVeteran PAC slams Tucker Carlson over comments on female service members Nightly Defense: Tucker Carlson comments spark military anger | Capitol Watch Duties Questioned | Veterinarian who served in Marine One unit accused of Duckworth uprising slams Tucker Carlson over comments about women in the military MORE fired back at the Pentagon after a string of military leaders berated him for comments he made about Defense Department changes designed to attract more female recruits.
Carlson, who had put down the changes, chided the “awake generals” for their criticism, saying he and his supporters were not “upset.”
‘We were almost upset. Then we realized that if the awakened generals treat us the way they have treated the Taliban, we will be fine. Twenty years later, the Taliban are still there. Maybe we should promise the Pentagon that we’ll do away with traditional gender roles in this show. Change the pronouns, beat the patriarchy and all, ”Carlson said on his program Friday night.
The response marks the final salvo in a back-and-forth motion between Carlson and the Pentagon. The conservative host scolded on Monday President Biden
Joe Biden The Memo: Nation Gathers For Biden On His COVID-19 Response Democrats Debating Fast Track For Infrastructure Package Japanese Prime Minister Is Expected To Be Biden’s First Foreign Visit To The White House MOREtwo female generals’ promotions and comments touting new efforts to improve conditions for women in the military, including work to design maternity fly suits and update grooming standards to allow for a wider range of hairstyles. to make.
“So we’ve got new hairstyles and maternity flight suits. Pregnant women are going to fight our wars. It’s a mockery of the US military,” Carlson said.
“While China’s military is getting more masculine because it has assembled the largest navy in the world, our military, as Joe Biden says, needs to become more feminine, which also means more feminine,” he continued.
Military leaders fired back later in the week and expressed support for women in the armed forces.
“Women lead our most lethal units with character,” tweeted Sgt. Army Major Michael Grinston, the best enlisted chief of the service. “They will dominate EVERY future battlefield we have to fight on. @ TuckerCarlson’s words are divisive, do not reflect our values. We have THE MOST professional, skilled, agile and strongest [noncommissioned officer] Corps in the world. “
“I hope that in the response he sees, and hopefully in our response here today, he will realize the mistake he has made and express some regret for the way he basically humiliated the entire US military, and how we and how we serve this country, ”added Pentagon press secretary John Kirby, reporting to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
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