As Twitchy reported earlier, during a press conference about the deadly mid-air collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane, President Donald Trump made liberal heads explode by pointing out the FAA's DEI policies, which encourage the application of people with "severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities," as part of the problem.
The point is not that DEI causes a particular crash or disaster, but that any institution which adopts DEI is, by definition, lowering standards and sacrificing merit on the altar of ideology. Until they scrap DEI, they cannot make the case that they are doing their best.
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) January 30, 2025
Speaking of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News' Jesse Waters the other night that "diversity is our strength" is one of the dumbest phrases in the U.S. military.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: “One of the dumbest phrases in military history is ‘our diversity is our strength’… Our diversity is not our strength — our unity and our shared purpose is our strength.”
— America (@america) January 30, 2025
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Well said.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 30, 2025
Unity is the military's strength.
Exactly, Pete. You can’t build a strong military on a foundation of division. Unity and shared purpose are what make us unstoppable, not some politically correct slogan. When the mission’s on the line, it’s about who’s got your back, not where you come from.
— MAG🔫1775🇺🇸 (@Mar50cC5O) January 30, 2025
Hegseth is right about one thing: unity, having a common goal, is crucial in the military.
— Southern "Belle" (@patlicata) January 30, 2025
You need everyone pulling in the same direction, especially when the bullets start flying.
A unified force can move mountains.
Peace through Strength
No team has ever become more unified by emphasising how different all of the team's members are from one another
— Gray Connolly (@GrayConnolly) January 30, 2025
Our diversity isn’t our strength, our ability is.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 30, 2025
I'm sure this Struck Fear in Nations around the World... 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/pkwRVpNKHl
— 𝕊𝕥𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕄. 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕔𝕪 🇺🇸 (@StevenLegacy411) January 30, 2025
Meritocracy is our strength
— Anti Woke Memes (@AntiWokeMemes) January 30, 2025
"E Pluribus Unum"
— DG Miller (@DGMiller5x5) January 30, 2025
Out of many: One
It's not the diversity: it's the unity in spite of the diversity.
That's where our strength is. In unity.
But if our core values are rejected, you can't have that unity.
Diversity is not our strength.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 30, 2025
A strong, united force with a clear mission is what truly matters.
— CryptoOwl (@theowlcrypto) January 30, 2025
Diversity can be an asset, but without unity, it means nothing.
Let diversity follow naturally from meritocracy.
Pete is proving that he was the right choice to lead the Department of Defense all along.
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) January 30, 2025
"DEI is dead." That's so refreshing to hear.
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