Biden Space Force Nominee Played Role in Kicking Out Officer Who Criticized Marxism in the Military

Air Force Lieutenant General Gregory Guillot (L), nominee to be general and commander of the US Northern Command and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command; and US Space Force Lieutenant General Stephen Whiting (R), nominee to be general and commander of the US Space Command, testifies during a US Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 26, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Space Force general that President Joe Biden picked to serve as the next leader of the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) played a role in kicking an officer out of the military after he alleged that Marxist and critical race theory ideology had begun to spread through the ranks.

In May 2021, then-U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of his post and set to be processed out of the service over an alleged “loss of trust and confidence in his ability to lead.” At the time, Mr. Lohmeier had recently published a book titled “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military,” and had made appearances on news programs and podcasts at the time to promote the book.