DEMOCRATS LIED ABOUT RUNNING ON AFFORDABILITY

  • Democrats campaigned on affordability, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries saying that Democrats are “going to fight” to “make this country more affordable,” with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer adding that “relief is on the way.”
  • Now, Democrats are pushing for a sham impeachment of Secretary Hegseth.
    • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he was a “hard yes” for impeaching Secretary Pete Hegseth.
    • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Secretary Hegseth “must stand trial before the Senate.”
    • Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN) said, “It’s time to impeach Hegseth.”
    • Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY) said, “I will vote to impeach Secretary Hegseth.”
    • Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ) said she was a “hell yes,” to impeach Secretary Hegseth.
    • Congressman Joe Morelle (NY) said he was “proud” to support impeachment.
    • Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA) promised that “If I get a chance, I will vote to impeach Pete Hegseth.”

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION INFECTED THE MILITARY WITH DEI

  • The Biden administration implemented department-wide DEI policies that focused on gender and race rather than merits and military readiness.
    • The Air Force mandated gender and demographic quotas for officer promotions.
  • The Department of War under Biden implemented a forced COVID-19 vaccination policy, throwing roughly 8,700 services members out of the military.
    • President Trump reinstated all servicemembers thrown out over COVID-19 mandates.
  • Under the Biden Administration the Army weakened physical standards for the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT).
    • The Air Force loosened its body fat restriction on recruits, increasing body fat benchmark for men and women at 20% and 28% respectively, to 26% and 36%.
    • The Navy purged physical fitness assessment failures for sailors that failed their end-strength goals in 2023 to improve retention.
    • The Navy reduced the physical fitness assessment cycle from two tests a year, down to one, citing COVID-19.

SECRETARY HEGSETH RESTORED STANDARDS, MERITOCRACY, AND THE WARRIOR ETHOS

  • Secretary of War Hegseth restored the warrior ethos to prioritize lethality, readiness, and merit by:
    • Setting tough, clear standards that reward performance, demand accountability, and prepare troops to fight and win.
    • Ending DEI programs across the Department.
    • Implementing gender-neutral physical standards for combat positions to ensure readiness.
    • Frequent fitness testing, including field tests for combat personnel to raise readiness.
    • Requiring physical fitness training every duty day for active-duty service members.
    • Setting grooming and body-composition rules, including waist-to-height ratios, to reinforce discipline and professional standards.
    • Creating a task force to ensure all decisions are based off merit, not DEI characteristics.
    • Welcoming back service members forced out of the military by the Biden Administration’s draconian COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

SECRETARY HEGSETH DELIVERED BETTER HOUSING THAT SERVICE MEMBERS DESERVE

  • Secretary Hegseth established the Personal Property Activity to improve the experience for military families moving to new stations.
  • The Department of War increased payments to help troops move themselves and their families, offering up to 30% above the government’s estimated moving cost.
  • The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) increased by 4.2%, helping service members pay for housing.
  • Secretary Hegseth directed the Barracks Task Force to invest in better housing for soldiers that is clean, comfortable, and safe.
    • More than $1.2 billion is being invested to improve barracks conditions.
    • The U.S. Navy completed a $12.1 million barracks renovation at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, giving sailors high-quality housing when not at sea.
    • The U.S. Army is investing $484 million to modernize barracks infrastructure.

UNDER SECRETARY HEGSETH, RECRUITMENT HAS SKYROCKETED

  • The military is seeing recruiting levels not seen in 15 years, thanks to Secretary Hegseth’s emphasis on the “warrior ethos.”
    • Every branch of the military beat its recruiting goals.
  • Secretary Hegseth announced America’s Corps of Cadets, a program to expand the pipeline of future service members by partnering with universities to expand full-time military leadership and officer-commissioning programs.

THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR IS ENSURING SERVICE MEMBERS ARE PAID FOR THEIR SACRIFICE

  • At the direction of President Trump, the Department of War delivered a $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” to over 1.5 million service members.
  • President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which increased pay and benefits for service members.
    • Service members received a 3.8% base pay raise.
    • The Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) increased by 2.4%, helping service members pay for meals.
    • Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for veterans increased by 2.8%, supporting veterans in their retirement.

THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR IS CRUSHING THREATS TO AMERICA

  • Under Secretary Hegseth, America’s military is more effective and lethal than ever before.
  • In January 2026, U.S. Special Forces captured the drug trafficking dictator Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela as part of Operation Absolute Resolve.
  • Secretary Hegseth is keeping President Trump’s promise that “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
    • In June 2025, Operation Midnight Hammer struck Iran’s three main nuclear manufacturing sites.
    • In the first 28 days of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. Military struck over 13,000 targets and destroyed approximately 80% of Iran’s air defense systems.
    • During Operation Epic Fury, U.S. forces destroyed 90% of Iran’s missile, drone, and naval weapons production capabilities.
    • During Operation Epic Fury, U.S. forces destroyed over 450 ballistic missile storage facilities, and 800 one-way attack drone storage facilities.
  • In March 2025, U.S. Central Command conducted a precision airstrike killing Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s second-in-command and another 175 ISIS operatives in Nigeria.
  • U.S. Southern Command has destroyed over 70 suspected narco-terrorist boats in the waters off America as a part of Operation Southern Spear, stopping the flow of deadly drugs into our country.
  • Last year, Central Command struck over 800 targets linked to the Houthi terrorists including hundreds of fighters and numerous leaders as part of Operation Rough Rider.

REPUBLICANS STAND STRONG FOR SECRETARY HEGSETH

  • Republicans are united against the Democrats’ bogus impeachment efforts:
    • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson called Democrats “shameful.”
    • Congressman Tim Burchett said Secretary Hegseth committed no crimes, and that Democrats “just don’t like him.”
    • Congressman Byron Donalds defended Secretary Hegseth saying, “He is doing his job, following directives from the Commander in Chief.”
    • Congressman Warren Davidson called impeaching Secretary Hegseth a “mistake” and credited the Secretary for improving the military streamlining acquisitions for military defense.
    • Congressman Don Bacon voiced his support for Secretary Hegseth saying he won’t “impeach a guy because he’s hitting drug boats.”
    • Senator John Cornyn highlighted the dangerous “precedent” Democrats would set.

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