BREAKING NEWS: Chaos Erupts On House Floor Over Gaetz NDAA Amendment To 'Remove DEI From The DoD'

Sparks fly when Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) pushes an amendment to the NDAA to "completely remove DEI from the DoD" on the House floor, which earned the ire of Rep. Steve Horsford (D-NV), and led to fiery remarks from other lawmakers.

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[bobbyricigliano]

I never experienced a bigger "melting pot" than in my military service. We had every demographic you can imagine, and no one cared about anything other than being good soldiers and taking care of each other.

[LisaCotter-np]

Look at all the empty seats!! We pay these chairs good money.We have to show up at work, so should they. This is absolutely unacceptable.

[kevinmccluskey]

Why is gaslighting allowed in Congress? Are there no laws governing lying, misrepresentation, and false equivalencies? Shouldn't perjury work both ways? If "We the People" cannot lie before Congress, how is Congress allowed to lie before "We the People"? I've never understood this unequal standard.

[droopy]

I am a disabled veteran with 12 years active duty and six years army reserve. The story I relate it’s from my first tour of active duty in the 82nd ABN Div. My platoon consisted of 24 guys and 5 noncommissioned officers. To say we were a mixed bag of races is putting it mildly. White, Black, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Asian, and one Native American. I mention Singer (Navajo) because he was my best friend. We were a tight group. I don’t remember race ever becoming an issue. You see we had a very dangerous job. We jumped out of airplanes. We trained for combat. We did the kind of stuff that you needed to have somebody watching your back. We trusted and protected each other. We succeeded in that job. I guess that’s why Paratroopers are called a Band of Brothers.

[JK-wbvi]

As someone who served during the 80's, I never saw any body worring about race. While on deployment we had 1 mission in mind, Protect & Serve America !!! 🇺🇸

[bobcole]

I’m a retired Air Force veteran I served the United States of America for all Americans. We don’t serve one group or another we serve all.

[myalias]

Pretty clear the guy pretending to be The Chair has zero idea of what his role is or what a Parliamentary Inquiry is. They can't be refused.
Who is this guy? A junior junior member they dragged out of the restroom?

[raymondw.]

As a veteran I couldn’t be more ashamed of this country now.

[donray]

I cannot follow the thinking of any of those supporting DEI. Most is emotionally driven bobbing head compliance with the Agenda to Divide even with the claim they are doing the opposite. I would suggest they instead consider “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” No on DEI, we’ll be just fine.

[floridapatriotsfan]

I served 10 years active duty in the United States Air Force and one of the things I really loved about that was that I never saw any racism at all. And that was back in the 80s and 90s.

[earlcardinal]

Democrats dont mind reaping the rewards of the blood that was shed to allow them to enjoy the country they live in and the blood was from all colors of humans

[usmcmma]

My whole family served in the army and navy, my father and I in the Marine Corps. I will do everything in my power to make sure my children don't serve in the military unless things change.

[Anahutch]

Listening to the lady talk about past issues, such as uncles only allowed to cook in the military shows the problems with these democrat politicians. They are trying to fix problems that no longer exist in our military and they do not understand how the military works.

[johnneal]

There is a hate growing in my heart thats never been there. Theres a hate thats growing against people that constantly say they are victimized in a system thats done everything for them except give them a reach around. Theres a hate in my heart against people that do all they can do to break a system thats been so good to THEM that THIS country is where EVERY refugee is trying to get to. I know im not the only one. We are constantly being pushed into a corner. Weve turned the other cheek more times than we can remember. We are constantly giving and giving and giving only to be given shit in return and told to like. We are tired of seeing able bodied people not work, not contribute, but take and take and take. Ive never been a violent person and this is no threat, but people will not keep taking this crap. Theres a hate in my heart that i wish never was

[Tommasini]

It sounds like these DEI proponents are afraid of ... honest competition? They'd never measure up in a world where the best/most qualified person got the job.

[klclose]

It is absolutely heartbreaking to see our military being deliberately with our country.

[jacobrowland]

She just intentionally burned the reminder of time on nothing. They do not want to fix problems but drive problems deeper.

[mofleh]

She said "We need to have a military that reflects the diversity of the country"

I'd say "We need to have a military that hires and promotes members based on their merit and ability to serve with absolutely ZERO regards given to their race, gender, pronoun, zodiac sign and all other non-sense".

[AverageWelder]

So glad I got honorably discharged when I did. All of this is so bogus. I feel bad for my bothers and sisters in arms, that these people care more about someones skin color then the colors of red white and blue.

[JorgeCruz-migc]

When I was in the Army, I clearly remember being quarterly briefed on the DOD policies, which ensured no one's race(physical characteristics), ethnicity, religious affiliations, creed, should be held against the individual. DEI violates the DOD policies that ensure everyone should be treated equally. Promoting individuals for diversity quota, not by merits, creates division in a unit. DEI needs to be removed out of the DOD.