Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced criticism from Rep. Matt Gaetz for not supporting the reinstatement and back pay of 8,600 service members discharged due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Austin refused to grant forgiveness to the discharged members, despite seeking forgiveness himself from Congress for an unauthorized absence.
Matt Gaetz slams Sec. Austin for asking for forgiveness over health scare and absence, but not granting forgiveness to unvaccinated former service members https://t.co/JVzzZPEfA0
Gaetz calls for back-pay and reinstatement of military members booted for not getting COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/JVzzZPEfA0
Defense Secretary Austin Begs Congress for Forgiveness after His Unauthorized Absence from Work – But Refuses to Forgive Military Members Who Refused COVID Vax (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/hPpQsqLJVf
.@MattGaetz asks Sec. of Defense Lloyd Austin to support reinstatement and back-pay for unvaccinated military members Austin: "No, I won’t." https://t.co/JVzzZPEfA0
Matt Gaetz calls out the vax mandates for military members. https://t.co/ve0Lwi78kY
Rep. Matt Gaetz: “Now that you see how personal medical decisions are, will you call for the re-recruitment, restoration of full rank and back pay for the 8,600 service members who were vax-mandated out of the military?” Lloyd Austin: “No, I won’t.” https://t.co/XNwUUuuugp
BREAKING: As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin begs Congress for grace and forgiveness after his unauthorized absence was exposed earlier this year, he REFUSED to give that same grace to the 8,600 service members he kicked out due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate! @RepMattGaetz:… https://t.co/Kb89oHwARa
BREAKING: As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin begs Congress for grace and forgiveness after his unauthorized absence was exposed earlier this year, he REFUSED to give that same grace to the 8,600 service members he kicked out due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate! GAETZ: “Now that… https://t.co/MuVZgBfA9m