Reid: Joni Ernst Is ‘Qualified as Secy. Of Defense But She’s a Woman,’ Trump Determines Merit Based on Race, Gender, and If They’re on TV

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REID: "I mean, what does it say about, you know, the Republican Party and your colleagues on the other side of the aisle — who are going to confirm him, let’s just be clear — that, you know, Joni Ernst would actually be well qualified to be secretary of defense, but she’s a woman. The current secretary of defense is a four-star general, but MAGA people regularly refer to him as a 'DEI hire.' He’s a literal combat veteran, four-star general, but he’s black, so therefore he can’t — I mean, the way that they’re determining merit does appear to have something to do with the color of one’s skin, one’s gender, and whether or not they’re on television. So what is meritocracy? What does it even mean in the Trump era?"