Military Leaders, Veterans Fire Back at Tucker Carlson for Comments on Women in Military
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Spectrum News Staff
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PUBLISHED 12:27 PM ET Mar. 12, 2021
PUBLISHED 12:27 PM EST Mar. 12, 2021
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The Pentagon and senior military leaders are firing back at Fox host Tucker Carlson for his derisive comments about women serving in the military.
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson mocked military inclusivity efforts, such as maternity flight suits, a "mockery of the U.S. military"
John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesperson, said that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was revulsed by Carlson’s comments
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville told reporters he is proud of the 185,000 women who "serve with distinction every day" and said "it’s insulting to those women to have a comment like that"