Fox News Host Tucker Carlson
Tucker CarlsonVeteran PAC slaps Tucker Carlson for comments on female service members Overnight Defense: Tucker Carlson comments cause military outrage | Capitol waiting service interviewed | Veterinarian serving in Marine One unit Duckworth charged with rebellion against Tucker Carlson over remarks about women in the military MORE fired back at the Pentagon after a number of military leaders complained to him about comments he made about changes in the Department of Defense that were intended to attract more female recruits.
Carlson, who underestimated the changes, rebuked the ‘awake generals’ for their criticism, saying he and his supporters had not been ‘rattled’.
“We were almost rattled. Then we realized that if the awake generals treated us as they treated the Taliban, we would be fine. Twenty years later, the Taliban are still here. Maybe we should promise the Pentagon that we’ll get rid of these traditional gender roles. “Change the pronouns, defeat the patriarchy, and all that,” Carlson said on his program on Friday night.
The answer is the latest salvo in a back-and-forth between Carlson and the Pentagon. The Conservative host called off the fight on Monday President Biden
Joe Biden The memorandum: Nationwide rallies for Biden on his COVID-19 response Democrats debate fast over infrastructure package The Japanese prime minister is expected to be Biden’s first foreign visit to the White House MORE.The promotion of two female generals and remarks that made new efforts to improve conditions for women in the military, including the design of maternity flight suits and the updating of care standards for a wider range of hairstyles.
“So we have new hairstyles and pregnancy levels. Pregnant women are going to wage our wars. It’s a mockery of the US military,” Carlson said.
“As China’s army becomes more masculine as the world’s largest fleet is formed, our army, as Joe Biden says, must become more feminine, whichever means feminine,” he continued.
Military leaders fired back later this week, expressing their support for women in the military.
“Women lead our deadliest units with character,” tweeted sergeant. Army Major Michael Grinston, the best-appointed leader of the service. ‘They will dominate ANY future battlefield on which we are called. @ TuckerCarlson’s words are divisive, do not reflect our values. We have THE MOST professional, trained, agile and strongest [noncommissioned officer] Corps in the world. ”
‘I would hope that in the reaction he sees, and hopefully in our reaction here today, he will understand the mistake he made and express some regret over the way he despises the entire US military and how we defense and how we serve this country, ”added Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby, who conveyed the defense minister Lloyd Austin
Lloyd AustinJapanese Prime Minister is expected to become Biden’s first foreign visit to White House Overnight Defense: comments by Tucker Carlson cause military outrage | Capitol waiting service interviewed | Veterinarian who served in Marine One unit is charged with leaders of the armed services of Insurrection House: Security level at Capitol ‘is not yet justified’ MORE‘s disgust ‘at Carlson’s remarks.