Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) pushed back on Pete Hegseth’s idea to fire “woke” generals, noting that they are only considered “woke” because of the Biden administration.
Bacon joined NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday,” where he noted that as a member of the House, he’s not going to have a say when Hegseth undergoes the Senate confirmation process as President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary. Still, he believes some senators will take issue with some of his “character issues,” including multiple marriages, infidelity and sexual assault allegations.
“I think I’m in agreement with 90% of what he has to say. I would like to push back on one thing though,” Bacon said, noting Hegseth’s idea for generals.
During an interview, President-elect Trump’s new Defense secretary pick outlined proposals to “fire” the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other “woke” generals.
Hegseth argued that anyone involved with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts has “got to go.”
Bacon noted Sunday that many of those generals may not have wanted to push DEI efforts but were instructed by President Biden to do so.
“He’s the commander in chief and they’re gonna follow the orders of the civilian leadership proposal,” he said.
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