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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Josh Brecheen signed a letter led by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) to U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth demanding answers after reports surfaced that anti-terrorism training conducted at Ft. Liberty, North Carolina depicted pro-Life Americans as terrorists.

Specifically, the slides (see here) identify National Right to Life, Operation Rescue, and anyone who opposes Roe v. Wade as members of terrorist groups.

“The Biden-Harris Administration continues to politicize our military and weaponize the federal government against millions of Americans simply because they correctly believe that life begins at conception,” said Congressman Josh Brecheen. “We are demanding answers from the Army about how this despicable smearing of millions of pro-Life Americans could have possibly happened and want a commitment in writing that this will never happen again.” 

Click here to read the full letter. The Federalist wrote an exclusive report on the story, which you can read here.

Excerpts:

“The American public expects the Department of Defense and its personnel to defend the homeland from actual terrorists, not Americans who seek protections for children in the womb. Labeling Pro-Life organizations as threats challenges servicemembers’ moral obligation to defend and protect even the smallest among us. In fact, around half of all Americans identify as Pro-Life. It is no wonder that the Army is struggling to recruit young men and women to join its ranks when it appears the service attacks their values and promotes a woke agenda rather than improving readiness and lethality. 

We understand that the anti-terrorism slide was in fact briefed to a group of soldiers as recently as July 10th. What is unclear is how long these slides have been utilized at Ft. Liberty and whether similar briefings have been used at other installations. We also understand from a statement released by Ft. Liberty that these slides were not vetted by appropriate approval authorities.

While Ft. Liberty’s statement asserts that the slides “do not reflect the views of the ... U.S. Army or the Department of Defense”, the American people are rightfully concerned that training of this kind is being disseminated in the first place and possibly at other military installations. The American people deserve to be assured that these slides truly do not reflect the Army’s views, that a full investigation will be conducted, and that any offending employees will be properly held accountable. Finally, we must be assured that similar materials are not being utilized at other installations across the Army.”

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