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12 Mar, 7 tweets, 3 min read
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The fact that the Pentagon responded at all to Tucker Carlson is quite interesting IMO.

I mean he deserved it, but...

Press Secretary Smites Fox Host That Dissed Diversity in U.S. Military
defense.gov/Explore/News/A…
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"What we absolutely won't do is take personnel advice from a talk show host *or the Chinese military*. Maybe those folks feel like they have something to prove — that's on them." - Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby

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Kirby was responding to Tucker's comment that "the Chinese military is catching up to the U.S. military because it does not allow women to serve in the percentage the United States does."

[Coincidentally - Fun fact 👇 regarding Robert Thomson, current CEO of News Corp.]
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Another fun fact - Alyssa Farah, who was Pentagon Press Secretary under Trump, was a producer for the 'Laura Ingraham Show' on Fox News before being hired by Pence - then moved to the Department of Defense.

Alyssa Farah: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
heavy.com/news/2019/01/a…
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Well Tucker - you sure do a great job of acting like someone who is a mouthpiece of hostile foreign powers quite frequently.
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For real.

Fox News Is Now a Threat to National Security
wired.com/story/fox-news…
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Oh.

November 9, 2017

Longtime Murdoch Ally, Saudi Prince Dumps $1.5B Worth of Fox Shares
observer.com/2017/11/longti…

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