{"id":2395532,"date":"2025-01-27T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mast-celebrates-return-of-military-patriots-who-rejected-vaccine\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:57:02","slug":"mast-celebrates-return-of-military-patriots-who-rejected-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mast-celebrates-return-of-military-patriots-who-rejected-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mast celebrates return of military &#8216;patriots&#8217; who rejected vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fmast-celebrates-return-of-military-patriots-who-rejected-vaccine%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=2395532&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>Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) expressed his support for President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision \u2062to \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-rep-introduces-bill-to-reinstate-military-members-discharged-over-bidens-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Texas GOP Rep Introduces Bill To Reinstate Military Members Discharged Over Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate\">reinstate military members<\/a> who where discharged for refusing\u2062 the \u200bCOVID-19\u200d vaccine, claiming \u200cit was \u2064a victory \u200cfor conservatives. trump promised \u200dto\u2064 rehire\u2063 approximately 8,000 \u2064service members,\u2062 offering them apologies and back pay. Mast criticized the \u200bprevious Biden\u200d governance for allegedly \u2062purging those with\u200d conservative beliefs from military ranks and\u2062 government positions based on their vaccine stance. He had previously\u2063 introduced legislation aimed at\u200d rehiring these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidens-dod-discharges-103-unvaccinated-marines\/\" title=\"Report: Biden\u2019s DOD discharges 103 unvaccinated Marines\">discharged service members<\/a>, \u2062showcasing a belief \u200dthat\u200d those who stood firm in their convictions should be rewarded.\u200b Additionally, Mast \u200bassured \u200dthat House Republicans would collaborate with Trump to fulfill his campaign \u200dpromises, \u200dincluding provisions addressing taxes on tips, during a recent\u2064 retreat in Florida.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Brian Mast celebrates return of military &lsquo;patriots&rsquo; who rejected COVID-19 vaccine<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1949493\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-mast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brian Mast<\/a> (R-FL) took a victory lap on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> decision to reinstate military members who rejected the COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">vaccine<\/a>, indicating that many who were fired likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-is-no-such-thing-as-reverse-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"There is No Such Thing as Reverse Cancel Culture\">held conservative beliefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump said in August 2024 that, if elected, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3130384\/trump-rehire-military-members-fired-vaccine-mandate-back-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he would rehire the 8,000 service members who rejected the vaccine<\/a> while giving them all an apology and back pay. With Trump fulfilling this promise in a Day One executive order, Mast, a retired army ranger, celebrated the order from Trump&rsquo;s White House, calling it a &ldquo;great day for patriots&rdquo; and his &ldquo;brothers and sisters in arms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s not forget: You go back in time, and it wasn&rsquo;t just the military, it was other government agencies as well where they were washing, essentially conservatives, that were raising their hand saying, &lsquo;Hey, I don&rsquo;t want to take this vaccine,&rsquo;&rdquo; Mast said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;They were washing them out of government, washing them out of West Point and Naval Academy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine academies. Washing them out from being on the next promotion boards for first sergeant, sergeant&rsquo;s majors, or officers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2773756&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=23fa68cdfbcfe498853afaf380530ed6\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mast added that by firing these service members who rejected the vaccine, the Biden administration created a system in which those who were given promotions were the ones who said &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a conservative&rdquo; and were OK with the mandate being enforced.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida lawmaker introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/mast.house.gov\/2022\/2\/mast-introduces-bill-to-fulfill-trump-pledge-to-rehire-troops-discharged-over-vax-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a bill in 2022 to rehire the service members who had been discharged<\/a> over their refusal to get vaccinated. With Trump&rsquo;s executive order, Mast said it would be &ldquo;beautiful&rdquo; to see these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-americans-left-behind-in-afghanistan-gavin-newsom-enlists-hollywoods-help-sports-teams-honor-13-fallen-service-members\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: Americans Left Behind In Afghanistan, Gavin Newsom Enlists Hollywood\u2019s Help, Sports Teams Honor 13 Fallen Service Members\">service members return<\/a> after standing up for their beliefs and be rewarded for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mast was asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republicans<\/a> working with Trump on a massive reconciliation bill, assuring that the president would be &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">strong head coach&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with a playbook to follow. He also assured that Trump&rsquo;s campaign promises would be &ldquo;delivered&rdquo; in this bill, including providing no taxes on tips.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are in Doral, Florida, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3299935\/house-gop-florida-trump-agenda-blueprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a three-day retreat to get on the same page with the president<\/a>, as the party has to work with a narrow majority. Among the Republicans attending this retreat is Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who said he is ready to help House Republicans &ldquo;advance&rdquo; their work on reconciliation while also helping the conservative Freedom Caucus get what it wants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1949493\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1949493\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Mast praises Trump&#8217;s reinstatement of military members who declined the COVID-19 vaccine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2395533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Brian-Mast-return-of-military-members-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7695,49266,4505,11840,49267],"class_list":["post-2395532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebration","tag-mast","tag-military","tag-patriots","tag-vaccine-refusal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Brian-Mast-return-of-military-members-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395532","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395532"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395536,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395532\/revisions\/2395536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}