Exclusive: Fox News Digital spoke with Gop Rep. Abe Hamadeh about the state of the US Army after four years of the Biden Administration, After the visit of the first-year congressman to an Air Force Base from Arizona to meet service members and fly in an F-16 fighter jet.
“Under the leadership of President Trump, there is a renewed sense of goal in our army. He has made it clear from the first day that his mission is to repeat and rearrange our forces,” said Hamadeh after his visit to Luke Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona, where 70% of the F-35 pilots of the world trains.
Hamadeh, who flew at the base in an F-16, met Airmen of the 56th Fighter Wing and Posted the Video on XSpeaked of how the army returns to its “core mission” under Trump.
“Eliminating the failed deemed the dei agenda pushed by the Democrats has already given it a boost,” said Hamadeh.
Gop rep. Abe Hamadeh told Fox News Digital that Trump’s leadership is already paying dividends for the army. (Getty/Rep Abe Hamadeh)
“Toen ik in het buitenland diende als kapitein en inlichtingenofficier in het Amerikaanse legerreservaat, zag ik uit de eerste hand hoe Biden en secretaris Lloyd Austin’s eerste orde van zaken een militair-brede stand-down waren voor leden van de collegeservice over zogenaamde ‘rechtse extremisme’. Dat soort politieke onzin heeft geen plaats in onze strijdkrachten. Nu, met president Trump en secretaris Hegseth aan het roer, keert het Army back to his core mission, the most deadly fighting force on earth and defends the American national security interests. “
Fox News Digital extensively reported When hanging military recruitment during the Biden government, of which Hamadeh said it was partly due to “lost focus” in those years.
“Americans watched in horror while our heroes were not respected by their own government. One of Biden’s worst decisions was to force service members to take the Covid vaccine, ignore their personal and religious freedoms,” explained Hamadeh.
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Rep. Abe Hamadeh visited Luke Air Force Base in Arizona last week. (Rep. Abe Hamadeh)
“This non -respected culture was only enlarged by the catastrophic withdrawal of Afghanistan, which resulted in unnecessary tragedy and humiliation. President Trump has already taken action to correct these mistakes – through executive order, he has reset thousands of services because the service nuisance will have been restored, and will have been rejected, and has been rejected, and has been rejected, and has been rejected, and will have been rejected and rejuvenated, and will have been rejected and rejuvenated, and will be rejected and tendered and tendered and tendered, and and struggling Restored, and recruitment is to be, and recruitment is treated with the dignity they deserve. “
Hamadeh, whose flight on the F-16 was one of the last on the base before the aircraft training is moved to New Mexico and the base focuses on F-35s, emphasizes FOX News Digital that Dei was a “disaster” for the army.
“Warfighters must be focused on strength, discipline and mission success – not political indoctrination,” said Hamadeh. “The obsession of the left with identity policy has weakened recruitment, reduced norms and derived from what actually matters: ensuring that our army is the most dominant power in the world. If there must be something on merit, it is the entity that is responsible for protecting us and keeping us safe.”
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office in the White House, 11 February 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump signed an executive order In January that Dei prohibits in the army in a Hamadeh move, which is both in the Huis Armed Services Committee and the Huisveterans Affairs Committee, said that the effectiveness of the army will improve.
“President Trump understands that the victory, not a virtue signaling, is the priority,” said Hamadeh. “By removing dei and focusing on warfare, we ensure that our troops are prepared, our opponents are deterred and America remains strong.”
Fox News Digital previously reported That military recruitment seemed to be higher since Trump’s victory in November, emphasized by the US Army announcing that December 2024 was the most productive recruitment month in 15 years.
