In a conversation with Blaze Media co-founder on Wednesday glenn beckFlorida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) is pushing Democrats' favorite theory about President-elect Donald Trump's pick of veteran Pete Hegseth to run the Pentagon, saying that women should fill all roles in the U.S. military. It was blown away with an egalitarian conceit that it could or should be fulfilled. .
Who is Luna? provided Hegseth, who served in the U.S. Air Force from 2009 to 2014 and earned the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal along the way, disqualified Hegseth's past comments regarding women in the military during her confirmation hearing Tuesday in the Senate Armed Services Committee. It highlighted the Democratic Party's desperate efforts to twist the story into something that would appear to be a false accusation. .
“Pete never said he didn't want women to serve in the military,” Luna said. “Actually, quite the opposite.”
Hegseth has long emphasized the need to maintain high standards of combat, even if it means fewer female service members on the battlefield – something he reiterated in his opening remarks, saying: Ta. . ”
“It didn't make us more effective, it didn't make us more deadly, and it made the fight more complicated. … We all served with women, and they It’s amazing,” Hegseth said. said Honorary host of “The Sean Ryan Show” in November. “But our institutions don't need to encourage that in places where traditionally — not traditionally throughout human history — men in those positions are more competent. .”
As Mr. Luna pointed out, Democrats were active in distorting Mr. Hegseth's views on this issue.
Blaze News previously reported that Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire told the two-time Bronze Star recipient during a hearing on Tuesday, “The two military women on this committee are the leaders of our military. “Should we consider that the ability of the government has deteriorated?” he was reported to have asked. ? ”
“Standards are different for women and men.”
“No, their contribution is essential” Hegseth said Former female military personnel. “My comment is about having the same standards across the board.”
Luna further argues that gender equality in various roles in the military is challenged not only by physical disparities between men and women, but also by social and psychological realities that have naturally emerged as a result of long-standing objective differences. pointed out. .
“There are certain rules that women are not allowed to submit to in the military,” Luna says. “So, in many foreign countries, there will be all-female sniper teams, all-female teams, and certain types of combat will take place. I'm going to preface this by saying that there's been some research done here. It shows that when a woman is put in a dangerous position, it is a man's natural instinct to protect her, which is the “toxic masculinity” that the left always tries to attack us with. . ”
“That's human nature,” Beck said. “We were born with it.”
Luna pointed out that while it's a noble instinct, it can undermine the work of co-ed teams. The lawmaker hypothesized that a female soldier was shot and injured by a special forces team. Luna suggested that if the injured person was a man, her companions would remain focused on the mission, but if she were a woman, the men on the team might feel they had to protect her instead.
“Ultimately… it could cause more casualties, more injuries, and even jeopardize the success of the mission,” Luna said. “So I think we need to take these things into account when we look at military policy as a whole.”
Recognizing that Hegseth is a prime target for demonization because he is a white, Christian man, Luna uses this opportunity and the relative safety of his identity to push the point, arguing that men and women are interchangeable. Which women should be disqualified, which is not possible and emphasized that men and women have certain roles.
“There are different standards for women and men. That's just a fact,” the lawmaker said. “It doesn't mean that women aren't as good as men. I think there are cases where women can be better snipers than men.”
After a RAND-led and Congressional-mandated study decided Not only do women have “significantly higher rates of injury” than men, they also have “significantly higher failure rates” than men. Women who joined the Regular Army passed the ACFT at a rate of 52% compared to 92% for men — Army abandoned In 2022, a gender-neutral Army Combat Fitness Test will be implemented, lowering standards for female soldiers.
Former Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana spoke out after saying women should not be required to register for the draft. forced Speaking with Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) before voters rejected him at the ballot box, Luna reiterated that “women should not serve in certain combat roles in the military.”
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