First Female Marine Combat Pilot Amy McGrath Strafes Tucker Carlson: ‘Fox News Ought to Apologize to All Women in the Military’

Wallace I don t ░░░░░░░░ play anything that he ░░░░░░░░ on this broadcast but ░░░░░░░░ words from the Fox ░░░░░░░░ host Tucker Carlson about ░░░░░░░░ made by the Defense ░░░░░░░░ to create a more ░░░░░░░░ military have prompted a ░░░░░░░░ response from Pentagon leaders ░░░░░░░░ Army s top enlisted ░░░░░░░░ General Michael Grinston tweeting ░░░░░░░░ lead our most lethal ░░░░░░░░ with character They will ░░░░░░░░ any future battlefield we ░░░░░░░░ called to fight on ░░░░░░░░ Carlson s words are ░░░░░░░░ they don t reflect ░░░░░░░░ values And there s ░░░░░░░░ from Pentagon spokesman John ░░░░░░░░ The Defense Secretary certainly ░░░░░░░░ the revulsion of many ░░░░░░░░ to what Mr Carlson ░░░░░░░░ in his opening statement ░░░░░░░░ we absolutely won t ░░░░░░░░ is take personnel advice ░░░░░░░░ a talk show host ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese military Joining ░░░░░░░░ conversation Amy McGrath former ░░░░░░░░ fighter pilot and the ░░░░░░░░ woman to fly a ░░░░░░░░ mission for the Marine ░░░░░░░░ Ben Rhodes is here ░░░░░░░░ deputy national security adviser ░░░░░░░░ President Obama Amy I ░░░░░░░░ t know where to ░░░░░░░░ here but it seems ░░░░░░░░ the miscalculation is that ░░░░░░░░ the miscalculation is vast ░░░░░░░░ grave but these were ░░░░░░░░ that originated in the ░░░░░░░░ no MCGRATH Well I ░░░░░░░░ we always want to ░░░░░░░░ at how to retain ░░░░░░░░ best and the brightest ░░░░░░░░ our military That makes ░░░░░░░░ military stronger I ve ░░░░░░░░ three kids on active ░░░░░░░░ Those of us who ░░░░░░░░ women who have served ░░░░░░░░ our military those who ░░░░░░░░ actively serving right now ░░░░░░░░ are not a mockery ░░░░░░░░ ve served we ve ░░░░░░░░ we ve bled we ░░░░░░░░ died for this country ░░░░░░░░ the freedom for Tucker ░░░░░░░░ to spout off these ░░░░░░░░ The problem is when ░░░░░░░░ major news network allows ░░░░░░░░ sort of thing to ░░░░░░░░ it really denigrates women ░░░░░░░░ the military and hurts ░░░░░░░░ And in my mind ░░░░░░░░ News ought to apologize ░░░░░░░░ all women in the ░░░░░░░░ both active duty and ░░░░░░░░ of us who are ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Amy I m ░░░░░░░░ to figure out what ░░░░░░░░ s up to because ░░░░░░░░ military is now under ░░░░░░░░ and the new leadership ░░░░░░░░ pledged to deal with ░░░░░░░░ in their ranks There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Fox ░░░░░░░░ all across this country ░░░░░░░░ certainly the military isn ░░░░░░░░ an exception what do ░░░░░░░░ make of a cable ░░░░░░░░ host turning the fighting ░░░░░░░░ into a cultural battleground ░░░░░░░░ Well I think this ░░░░░░░░ what they do It ░░░░░░░░ sensationalism it s making ░░░░░░░░ up it s trying ░░░░░░░░ create a news story ░░░░░░░░ there is none The ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ women serve honorably and ░░░░░░░░ served throughout our entire ░░░░░░░░ history It s good ░░░░░░░░ see senior members of ░░░░░░░░ military speak out against ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ more political leaders step ░░░░░░░░ and speak out against ░░░░░░░░ because it does hurt ░░░░░░░░ forces You know we ░░░░░░░░ to great lengths to ░░░░░░░░ to keep people that ░░░░░░░░ have invested in Pilots ░░░░░░░░ ve spent millions of ░░░░░░░░ training them and those ░░░░░░░░ us who are pilots ░░░░░░░░ want to have families ░░░░░░░░ women and men So ░░░░░░░░ ve got to look ░░░░░░░░ what are the kinds ░░░░░░░░ things that we can ░░░░░░░░ here in 2021 to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the people ░░░░░░░░ we have invested in ░░░░░░░░ have protected us and ░░░░░░░░ our country are cared ░░░░░░░░ and are able to ░░░░░░░░ families of their own ░░░░░░░░ is really important.”