Rep. Bob Wittman (R-Va.) told Breitbart News in a recent interview that he believes the one-day “stand down” announced by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin in a bid to combat extremism in the ranks of the military is an ill-conceived effort driven by partisan impulses that he called a “political purge.”
Austin last week ordered U.S. military commanders to spend time talking to their troops about extremism in the ranks of the armed forces, an issue that has been on the Pentagon’s radar for some time and one that its newly appointed chief has vowed to tackle.
