{"id":2257840,"date":"2024-06-02T10:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-ideology-as-part-of-training-ben-shapiro-talks-wokeness-in-the-military-with-fox-news-pete-hegseth\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T10:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T14:42:30","slug":"woke-ideology-as-part-of-training-ben-shapiro-talks-wokeness-in-the-military-with-fox-news-pete-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-ideology-as-part-of-training-ben-shapiro-talks-wokeness-in-the-military-with-fox-news-pete-hegseth\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro Discusses Wokeness in Military Training with Fox News&#8217; Pete Hegseth"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwoke-ideology-as-part-of-training-ben-shapiro-talks-wokeness-in-the-military-with-fox-news-pete-hegseth%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=2257840&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--><p>In a recent &#8220;Sunday Special&#8221; interview, Ben Shapiro, Editor\u200c Emeritus of the Daily Wire, conversed \u2062with Fox News host Pete Hegseth about the presence \u200bof wokeness in the military. They discussed Hegseth&#8217;s forthcoming book, \u2064&#8221;The\u2062 War on Warriors: \u2064Behind the Betrayal \u2063of the Men Who Keep \u2064Us Free,&#8221; which examines \u200dthe infiltration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weak-government-complicit-media-silicon-valley-are-torching-america\/\" title=\"Weak Government, Complicit Media, Silicon Valley Are Torching America\">woke ideology<\/a> in \u200dthe military, and \u200bHegseth&#8217;s role \u200din a Fox Nation series on the same topic. The \u2064conversation delved into concerns\u200d about the military hierarchy shifting towards woke \u200dculture and \u2064accusations of white supremacy within the military. Shapiro \u200bhighlighted \u2063the \u2064criticism faced by those who speak out against\u2064 wokeness in the military.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>In a new \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/how-the-military-went-woke-pete-hegseth-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday Special<\/a>\u201d interview, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro spoke to Fox News host Pete Hegseth about wokeness in the military.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro noted that Hegseth has a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/War-Warriors-Behind-Betrayal-Keep\/dp\/0063389428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a> coming out on Tuesday,<span class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"s6szdb-8qvjfb-i33d92-nzin6d\"> \u201cThe War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free,\u201d which examines how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/book-biden-let-65-afghan-terrorists-into-america-after-disastrous-withdrawal-just-look-at-what-theyd-done\/\" title=\"Book: Biden Allowed 65 Afghan Terrorists into the US Post-Withdrawal - Observe Their Actions\">military allowed<\/a> itself to go woke. The book has also <a href=\"https:\/\/nation.foxnews.com\/the-war-on-warriors-live-show-with-pete-hegseth-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">become<\/a> a Fox Nation series with <\/span>Hegseth and his panel of veterans.<\/p>\n<p>During their hour-long discussion, Hegseth, an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan discussed how the military allowed woke ideology into its ranks as well as the Left\u2019s accusations of white supremacy within the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe everyday soldier on the line is as amazing as he ever was or she ever was, but when it comes to the brass, that has obviously changed,\u201d Shapiro began, noting that those who notice \u201cwokeness\u201d in the military are often criticized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorrect, you can\u2019t blame me for pointing out what you\u2019re doing to an institution that\u2019s beloved to me and my fellow warrior class,\u201d Hegseth responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an institution more focused than any other in our government, in our society, on meritocracy, on lethality, on readiness,\u201d Hegseth continued, adding that the military underwent a \u201cfundamental transformation\u201d under Obama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially under Obama, the focus became, \u2018No, no, no, no, what about these gender issues? What about these trans issues? What about these women in combat issues? What about climate change?\u2019 And certainly under Biden, it\u2019s been, \u2018What about extremism?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/how-the-military-went-woke-pete-hegseth-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH THE FULL \u2018SUNDAY SPECIAL\u2019 EPISODE WITH PETE HEGSETH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth explained that new, young soldiers who join the U.S. Armed Forces are bombarded with \u201cwoke ideology\u201d during training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou mentioned the warriors are just as good as they\u2019ve always been. I agree, kind of. The challenge is because it\u2019s a top-down organization, you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rally-in-tally-florida-team-members-urge-legislators-and-americans-to-support-a-convention-of-states\/\" title=\"\u2018Rally in Tally\u2019: Florida Team Members Urge Legislators and Americans to Support a Convention of States\">start pushing things<\/a> like DEI, now your young lieutenants and your young privates going through basic or going through ROTC or going through West Point are getting that woke ideology as part of their training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro also asked Hegseth about the Biden administration\u2019s accusations that the military is a breeding ground for white supremacist sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is that coming from?\u201d Shapiro asked.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said that after George Floyd\u2019s death in 2020, Defense Department leadership took the opportunity to address a supposed \u201csystemic problem\u201d of racism in the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Left knows that by pushing DEI, now they\u2019ve got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-4-most-underrated-presidents-in-american-history\/\" title=\"The 4 Most Underrated Presidents In American History\">black soldiers<\/a> looking at white soldiers and white soldiers looking at black soldiers wondering who really deserved what or why they\u2019re in a position, which is really toxic for an organization primed on unity,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Shapiro recently discussed wokeness in the military with Fox News host Pete Hegseth in a &#8220;Sunday Special&#8221; interview. Shapiro highlighted Hegseth&#8217;s upcoming book, &#8220;The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free,&#8221; delving into the military&#8217;s stance on important issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2257841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/Pete-HegsethBen-Shapiro-e1717266930527.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/Pete-HegsethBen-Shapiro-e1717266930527.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257840","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\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2257841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}