Only Congress can fully undo the mess it made.

By William A. Woodruff

Congress created the “woke” military. Now it has the responsibility to return the Armed Forces to its mission of defense instead of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump railed against the “woke” military and promised to refocus the armed forces on merit and combat effectiveness. Upon his inauguration and the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense, the president began disassembling the military’s DEI bureaucracy through executive orders.

But executive orders cannot nullify acts of Congress. Only Congress can eliminate positions, programs, and policies specifically created by Congress, the branch of government with the constitutional authority to “make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.”

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