Trump says he’ll set up an anti-woke task force in US military to monitor generals

During a campaign event on Friday in North Carolina, Donald Trump said he would create a task force to monitor “woke generals” and eliminate diversity trainings in the military.

“They’re gone,” Trump told the crowd, referring to the generals.

The proposal came in response to a question from Matthew Lohmeier, a former F-15 pilot who was relieved of his command in Trump’s Space Force in 2021 after criticizing diversity and inclusion training on a conservative podcast.

Active-duty members are barred from partisan activities.

At the time, the Space Force said it removed the commander “due to loss of trust and confidence in his ability to lead," a decision that was “based on public comments made by Lt. Col. Lohmeier in a recent podcast."

During a recording of the Information Operation show, Lohmeier accused members of the military of receiving training rooted in Marxism and critical race theory, a niche academic concept the GOP turned into a cudgel to attack a wide variety of policies and initiatives having to do with identity and inclusion.

Lohmeier also authored a book at the time about such claims,Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military.

During a question-and-answer session at Trump’s North Carolina event on Friday, Lohmeier alleged that “woke generals,” whom he dubbed “monsters,” were dividing U.S. troops and called on the ex-president to set up a commission to monitor progressive views within the military if he’s re-elected.

The former president said he would and promised he would put Lohmeier on the anti-woke commission.

Trump is no stranger to attacks on the military for being “woke,” despite its tradition of nonpartisanship.

In 2021, Trump called for the