Green Beret Congressman Pat Harrigan on Military Culture, Border Security, and 2A Wins

Military Culture Reset

• 🎖️ Congressman Pat Harrigan, a former Green Beret, discusses the need to root out cultural rot within the military, citing examples like transgender awareness training in Special Forces and generals using terms like "service persons" instead of "servicemen and service women."
• 🎯 He criticizes instances of military leaders using "land acknowledgements" and kneeling before conquered tribes, comparing it to surrendering to historical enemies and stating it's "sickening" and "disgusting."
• 💡 The goal is to return to a meritocracy and ensure the military is focused on its core mission, free from what he describes as DEI-driven initiatives.

Border Security and Legislation

• 🛂 Harrigan highlights the $275 billion allocated for border security in a recent bill as a significant achievement, aiming to make it impossible for future administrations to ignore enforcement.
• ⚖️ He contrasts the current approach with President Trump's success in reducing illegal crossings by 99% through changed authorities, emphasizing the need to empower border patrol.
• 🇺🇸 The bill is seen as a good step in the right direction, encompassing the broad majority of President Trump's policies and giving them the permanence of law, despite not being what everyone ideally wanted.

Second Amendment Victories

• 🔫 A personal favorite part of the bill for Harrigan is the removal of the tax stamp for suppressors, making them easier and cheaper to acquire.
• 📜 He advocates for further Second Amendment freedoms, ideally seeing suppressors regulated as firearm accessories rather than under the NFA, and supports constitutional carry nationwide or at least 50-state reciprocity.
• ⚙️ While acknowledging the challenges and potential constitutional issues, he believes there will be future opportunities to advance Second Amendment rights.

Geopolitical Strategy and Defense Spending

• 🌍 Harrigan expresses concern over perceived weakness in US foreign policy, citing the Afghanistan withdrawal as a failure that has "condemned the world to conflict."
• ⚔️ He stresses the importance of deterrence through strength and preparing to win conflicts, rather than avoiding them, to maintain control over when and if the US engages in war.
• 🇨🇳 The military needs a fundamental transformation, focusing investments on technologies relevant to deterring and defeating China, and moving away from outdated assets like potentially excessive numbers of aircraft carriers.

Justice and Accountability

• ⚖️ Regarding the incident with Congresswoman Jamaal Bowman punching police officers, Harrigan firmly believes she should be arrested and prosecuted like any other citizen.
• 🏛️ He supports censure or removal from committees, emphasizing that members of Congress are not above the law and must be respectful and responsible citizens.
• 🇺🇸 This is seen as part of a move towards a one-tier system of justice, aligning with President Trump's agenda of enforcing law and order.