Senator Tammy Duckworth

The other thing that's happening is all of this rhetoric against women serving, against LGBTQ veterans serving. People forget that there's been a generational change within the military. Gen Xers are now the old people. Millennials are now the upper management. And they've only ever served. And we're happy to be here. And now it's finally our turn to take charge.

The other thing that's happening is all of this rhetoric against women serving, against LGBTQ veterans serving. People forget that there's been a generational change within the military. Gen Xers are now the old people. Millennials are now the upper management. And they've only ever served. And we're happy to be here. And now it's finally our turn to take charge.

I'm Gen X. Okay. So millennials are now the majors, colonels. Wait, they're colonels now? They're now colonels. They're now sergeants majors. They're now higher ranking.

I'm Gen X. Okay. So millennials are now the majors, colonels. Wait, they're colonels now? They're now colonels. They're now sergeants majors. They're now higher ranking.

It is, because I think a lot of them didn't believe that that was what was going to happen. And they saw the reality of the fact that the military cannot do its job without women in service. The military cannot truly do its job without diversity in the force, where people can speak different languages around the world. You want soldiers who can speak Swahili without forces in Africa.

It is, because I think a lot of them didn't believe that that was what was going to happen. And they saw the reality of the fact that the military cannot do its job without women in service. The military cannot truly do its job without diversity in the force, where people can speak different languages around the world. You want soldiers who can speak Swahili without forces in Africa.

You want soldiers that can speak all the different languages. And so the millennials have only ever been in a military where there was equal service with women and LGBTQ.

You want soldiers that can speak all the different languages. And so the millennials have only ever been in a military where there was equal service with women and LGBTQ.

Well, you know. But you want native speakers, right? You want more diversity. Diversity and inclusion is a good thing. You want people who have those backgrounds. You want somebody like me who speaks Thai and Indonesian to be able to go in and speak those local languages.

Well, you know. But you want native speakers, right? You want more diversity. Diversity and inclusion is a good thing. You want people who have those backgrounds. You want somebody like me who speaks Thai and Indonesian to be able to go in and speak those local languages.

And we also have people in charge of the military now, the millennial generation, who have only ever served equally without Don't Ask, Don't Tell. So they know the lie behind, oh, LGBTQ people are not good for the military. Well, no, they know that we've always served equally and we can't go to war without each other.

And we also have people in charge of the military now, the millennial generation, who have only ever served equally without Don't Ask, Don't Tell. So they know the lie behind, oh, LGBTQ people are not good for the military. Well, no, they know that we've always served equally and we can't go to war without each other.

So I don't know how to... A lot of them are very MAGA, but they're seeing the reality behind the betrayal and they're seeing what's happening to veterans with the cuts at the VA. They're also seeing what is happening with Trump bowing down to Putin. Just watch those town halls. A lot of them revolve around people standing up and saying, what are you doing for our national security?

So I don't know how to... A lot of them are very MAGA, but they're seeing the reality behind the betrayal and they're seeing what's happening to veterans with the cuts at the VA. They're also seeing what is happening with Trump bowing down to Putin. Just watch those town halls. A lot of them revolve around people standing up and saying, what are you doing for our national security?

Yeah, I voted against him. He's the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our nation's history. The least qualified.

Yeah, I voted against him. He's the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our nation's history. The least qualified.

Give him a chance.

Give him a chance.

Well, let's see. The largest budget he ever was in charge of was something like $13 million, and he screwed that up so badly they had to bring in forensic accountants to figure out what he did wrong. And now he's in charge of an $825 billion budget. You're talking about a guy who used Signal Chat to plan a, you know, a strike, right? A military strike.

Well, let's see. The largest budget he ever was in charge of was something like $13 million, and he screwed that up so badly they had to bring in forensic accountants to figure out what he did wrong. And now he's in charge of an $825 billion budget. You're talking about a guy who used Signal Chat to plan a, you know, a strike, right? A military strike.