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Defense Department Hires A ‘Diversity And Inclusion’ Officer Who Compared Trump To Hitler

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The official hired this month to oversee U.S. Special Operations Command’s office of diversity and inclusion compared President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in a photo posted to Facebook last year.

U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which directs counterterrorism and unconventional warfare operations for the military, announced Thursday that Richard Torres-Estrada took over on March 1 as chief of the Diversity & Inclusion unit.

The Pentagon recently formed the unit as part of its push for more diversity in its ranks and chain of command.

Torres-Estrada’s politically-charged social media posts began circulating online soon after SOCOM announced his hiring.

On June 2, 2020, Torres-Estrada posted a side-by-side photo on Facebook of Trump and Hitler, both holding Bibles. The photo of Trump was taken a day earlier outside of St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C., which was vandalized during protests over the death of George Floyd.

Ahi les dejo esto y me retiro lentamente (para seguir trabajando desde la casa)…

Posted by Richard Torres-Estrada on Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Screenshot of June 2, 2020, Facebook post from Richard Torres-Estrada

Fox News host Tucker Carlson pointed to Torres-Estrada’s Facebook posts on his show on Friday.

“The point is, they’re the same,” Carlson said of the Trump-Hitler photos. “So, this is the guy who now oversees hiring for the SEALs.”

Carlson asserted that Torres-Estrada’s hiring is one of several recent examples of the Defense Department going “woke,” the term used to describe hyper-awareness about social justice issues.

“The Pentagon is now the Yale faculty lounge, but with cruise missiles. That should concern you,” Carlson said.

Torres-Estrada’s social media accounts show he has held diversity positions at several government agencies, most recently as a equal employment opportunity officer for the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority.

USSOCOM describes its mission as developing and employing “fully capable Special Operations Forces to conduct global special operations and activities as part of the Joint Force to support persistent, networked and distributed Combatant Command operations and campaigns against state and non-state actors to protect and advance U.S. policies and objectives.”

It directs counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, reconnaissance and unconventional warfare operations.

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USSOCOM did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment about Torres-Estrada’s posts.

A spokesman for the command unit told Breitbart News that they are “aware of the allegations and are looking into them now.”

Torres-Estrada did not respond to a request for comment sent through Facebook.

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  1. Is our defense department tasked with social justice or keeping America safe? In recent history our military has been understaffed and continues to suffer from significant recruitment shortages. There are millions of young people who would be capable of following orders and learning a trade but fail to join. Pay and benefits are superior to anything available in the civilian world. So why the shortages and what currently constitutes the military. Currently, the military is probably 80% conservative despite efforts to change the political leanings. Shortages exist because young people typically are not conservative and do not want to conform to an organization that requires socialization to a military mindset which by definition is conservative in nature. Add to that, physical fitness, ability to learn academics, leadership, teamwork, obey orders and develop a strong moral code. These qualities and attributes are not inherent in ‘typical young people’ of military age. There is a reason young conservatives are found in the military. They were raised in homes practicing conservative values which promotes patriotism and civic duty. As long as the defense department continues to go down the path of staffing with social engineering principles the recruitment shortages will probably increase, military readiness will probably suffer and mid/field grade retention will probably be adversely impacted.

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