Joe Scarborough Slams GOP Cheering Military Is Weak And Woke’ [Video]

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough slammed Senate Republicans for cheering the “outrageous lie” that the military is “weak and woke” in backing President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth.

The topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), a policy the nominee has promised to expunge at the Department of Defense, was raised by lawmakers representing both parties during Hegseth’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Republicans argue that the diversity initiatives have led to incompetence in a military run by “woke” generals. Hegseth himself has written that women should not take up combat roles in the military and railed against “woke” practices for undermining readiness. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) seized the platform to launch an attack on DEI practices during the hearing.

Beginning with commentary on the hearing at the opening of Wednesday’s show on MSNBC, Scarborough lamented that there was too much to unpack and that it would take “four hours just to …