Republicans are vowing to rid the military of “woke left-wing Democrats” in their newly approved platform that lays out their governing vision should they win in November’s elections.
Delegates at the Republican National Convention formally adopted the 2024 party platform during the first session of the confab Monday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The 16-page document – the first formal GOP platform since a 2016 one that ran 66 pages and included an entire chapter on military and foreign policy – fully synchronizes the party with its presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump. The 2024 road map is light on detailed plans for the armed forces, but includes a paragraph on how Republicans hope to “modernize the military.”
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“Republicans will ensure our military is the most modern, lethal and powerful force in the world,” the document says on its last page. “We will invest in cutting-edge research and advanced technologies, including an Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield, support our troops with higher pay, and get woke left-wing Democrats fired as soon as possible.”
Republicans have bemoaned what they describe as a “woke” military since President Joe Biden took office and have been vowing to eradicate wokeness in the military for years. Republicans use the term to describe what they see as the creep of…
