US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall suffered an awkward moment in Congress as he was stumped over a question about military overspending.
The military leader was questioned by Florida Congressman Mike Waltz over the ‘exorbitant’ amounts spent on regular inexpensive items, using a bag of bushings as an example.
Branding the cost ‘exorbitant’, Waltz noted that the Department of Defense sources all commercial parts directly from original equipment manufacturers, meaning they should be cheaper than off-the-shelf items.
Alongside ending DEI, Waltz also lobbied against critical race theory being taught in military academies, and hoped to launch an investigation into the effect of Covid-19 vaccines on troops.
‘Under the Biden Administration, the Pentagon has diverted its focus from lethality and have instead pushed initiatives that have politicized our warfighting ranks and harmed our military readiness,’ Waltz said at the time.
'Our military faces the worst recruiting crisis since the Vietnam War because young Americans don’t want to join what was once a trusted institution that has become overly politicized and hyper-focused on DEI initiatives.
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US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall suffered an awkward moment in Congress as he was stumped over a question about military overspending.
The military leader was questioned by Florida Congressman Mike Waltz over the ‘exorbitant’ amounts spent on regular inexpensive items, using a bag of bushings as an example.
Branding the cost ‘exorbitant’, Waltz noted that the Department of Defense sources all commercial parts directly from original equipment manufacturers, meaning they should be cheaper than off-the-shelf items.
Alongside ending DEI, Waltz also lobbied against critical race theory being taught in military academies, and hoped to launch an investigation into the effect of Covid-19 vaccines on troops.
‘Under the Biden Administration, the Pentagon has diverted its focus from lethality and have instead pushed initiatives that have politicized our warfighting ranks and harmed our military readiness,’ Waltz said at the time.
'Our military faces the worst recruiting crisis since the Vietnam War because young Americans don’t want to join what was once a trusted institution that has become overly politicized and hyper-focused on DEI initiatives.
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