{"id":1975742,"date":"2023-07-17T23:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T03:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-eve-of-pentagon-plan-rollout-desantis-says-administrations-top-military-mission-would-be-to-secure-the-border\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T23:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T03:20:11","slug":"on-eve-of-pentagon-plan-rollout-desantis-says-administrations-top-military-mission-would-be-to-secure-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-eve-of-pentagon-plan-rollout-desantis-says-administrations-top-military-mission-would-be-to-secure-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis: Border Security is Administration&#8217;s Key Military Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fon-eve-of-pentagon-plan-rollout-desantis-says-administrations-top-military-mission-would-be-to-secure-the-border%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" \u200bdata-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0718\/4c6ff088-33d7-4dd7-9e89-2c6ffdb376fb\/audio.mp3?length=4589613&#038;duration=382\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2062  \u200c<\/p>\n<h2>Florida Gov.\u200d Ron DeSantis \u2063to Unveil Defense Policies in\u2064 Campaign Speech<\/h2>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Florida\u200b Gov.\u200b Ron DeSantis will\u200d reveal his policies \u2062and \u2064priorities\u2062 for \u2064the\u2063 nation&#8217;s \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-days-in-january-all-living-former-secretaries-of-defense-warn-trump-over-election-fight\/\" title=\"Seven Days in January? All Living Former Secretaries of Defense Warn Trump Over Election Fight\">armed forces<\/a>\u2062 during\u2064 a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-eve-of-pentagon-plan-rollout-desantis-says-administrations-top-military-mission-would-be-to-secure-the-border\/\" title=\"DeSantis: Border Security is Administration's Key Military Priority\">midmorning\u200c campaign \u200cspeech<\/a> \u200bin \u2064Colombia, South\u2062 Carolina.\u200d This highly\u2062 anticipated event\u2063 will showcase DeSantis&#8217;\u2064 vision for\u200b the future as commander-in-chief.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2064 the \u2064Senate will begin \u200bdeliberations on the\u200d proposed $886.3 \u200dbillion \u200bFiscal \u200bYear 2024 \u200cdefense budget. \u200bThe\u2064 Senate\u2064 version, \u2063known as \u2062the \u200cNational Defense Authorization \u200cAct \u2063(NDAA), \u200bis \u2062expected\u200d to differ from the House-passed bill, which included \u2063controversial \u200b&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-nras-strategy-to-escape-disaster\/\" title=\"Inside the NRA\u2019s Strategy to Escape Disaster\">culture war<\/a>&#8220;\u200c amendments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \u200d <\/p>\n<p>These\u2064 amendments\u200c cover \u2064a\u2063 range\u200d of issues, such\u200b as the \u200dDepartment of\u200b Defense&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicization-of-the-military-shows-democrats-and-republicans-recruiting-crisis-through-different-ideological-lenses\/\" title=\"Politicization of the Military Shows Democrats and Republicans Recruiting Crisis Through Different Ideological Lenses\">abortion travel policy<\/a>,\u200b gender\u2063 transition\u200b procedures in DOD \u200dhealthcare programs, and diversity, equity, and \u2063inclusion \u2064(DEI) \u2064programs. However, it is\u2062 unlikely\u2064 that \u2063these measures \u2064will\u2063 survive\u2063 the\u2063 conferencing \u2064process between the chambers.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Regardless\u2062 of\u2064 the outcome \u2064in \u2064Congress, DeSantis \u200dhas made\u200c it clear \u200bthat \u2062he will \u2062take\u2062 immediate action\u2062 to \u2064reverse \u2064any\u200c &#8220;woke&#8221;\u2062 policies imposed on \u2063the \u2064Pentagon \u2062by \u2062the\u2063 Biden administration. He plans to \u200dissue \u200cexecutive orders to\u200d restore focus\u200c on \u2064mission\u2064 accomplishment and \u200dboost morale\u200b and\u200c recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  \u200b<\/p>\n<h3>A Military Veteran \u2062with a\u2064 Strong \u200dMessage<\/h3>\n<p> \u2064\u200b <\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 a former Navy Judge Advocate\u2062 General&#8217;s Corps (JAG) \u200cofficer and Iraq War veteran, \u2063DeSantis understands the\u200b importance \u2063of \u200ca \u200cmission-focused\u200d military. \u2063He \u2062believes that \u200cthe current\u200c administration&#8217;s \u2063emphasis \u200bon \u2064social experimentation and \u200cideology \u200dis detracting\u2063 from the core \u2062purpose\u200d of \u200dthe \u200carmed forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d \u200b <\/p>\n<p>In a\u2064 recent \u2064campaign speech, DeSantis \u2064expressed \u2062concern \u200bover\u2063 the\u200c declining interest in \u200dmilitary\u200b service \u2063among \u2064younger \u200dgenerations. He highlighted the \u200bshift in \u2064priorities \u200dwithin \u200dthe military, which \u200dnow includes \u2063issues \u200clike pronouns, \u2064drag \u2064queens,\u2064 and woke\u2064 agendas.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis \u200dplans to \u2063address\u2064 these concerns \u200band \u200boutline\u200d his\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-journalist-biden-seems-determined-to-weaken-americas-standing-her-military-and-emboldening-enemies\/\" title=\"Australian Journalist: Biden Seems \u2018Determined To Weaken America\u2019s Standing, Her Military, And Emboldening\u2019 Enemies\">defense platform<\/a> in July. \u200bHe\u2064 has\u2062 promised\u2064 a substantial\u200d component of his \u2063presidential plank \u2064dedicated\u2064 to restoring\u200b the\u2063 military&#8217;s\u200d mission-oriented focus.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2063<figure\u2062 id=\"attachment_5358101\" \u2064style=\"width:\u200d 600px\"\u200b class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n   \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26\/id5358101-desantis-at-the-border-june-26.png\"><br \/>\n \u200b \u200c<figcaption \u2063class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2062 \u2062  \u200c \u2062<\/a><br \/>\n\u2064 \u200d  \u2063 <img\u200d src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26\/id5358101-desantis-at-the-border-june-26.png\" alt=\"Florida\u200b Gov. Ron DeSantis lays \u200bout\u2062 his\u2062 plan\u2062 to \u2062secure\u200d the border\u2062 in \u200dEagle\u200d Pass, Texas\"\u2063 width=\"600\"><br \/>\n\u200b  <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will outline his policies as potential commander-in-chief in a campaign speech on July 18 in Colombia, South Carolina. Meanwhile, the Democrat-led Senate will commence discussions on the $886.3 billion defense budget for Fiscal Year 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":509,"featured_media":1975743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1975742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1975742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1975743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1975742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1975742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1975742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}