DeSantis Rolls out Plan to ‘Rip the Woke’ out of America’s Armed Forces

Ron DeSantis wants the U.S. military to get refocused on fighting external wars, rather than the culture wars fought as the Biden administration has sought to institute pronoun and transgender policies. Here, U.S. Marines line up in an exercise in Thailand on March 3, 2023. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images

Ron DeSantis rolled out his plan to “rip the woke out of the military and return it to its core mission” at a campaign stop in Columbia, South Carolina, on July 18.

DeSantis’s plan doesn’t address military weaponry or theaters of engagement, subjects he often touches on in his speeches.