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It’s Enola’s revenge.
Critics of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are dropping truth bombs on him after he ordered the purge of images that don’t jive with the Department of Defense’s anti-DEI quest.
Tens of thousands of photos and online posts were listed in what appeared to be a preliminary list of items that run afoul of the DOD’s attempt to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across federal agencies.
The list was obtained by the Associated Press Thursday and confirmed to be legitimate by the U.S. government.
As news of the list broke, those opposing the policy came out swinging.
Among them was The View panelist and CNN political commentator Anna Navarro, who eviscerated Hegseth on Threads.
“It’s a plane, not a drag queen,” she wrote.
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, journalist Yashar Ali, and novelist Paul Rudnick were also among those speaking out.
The Enola Gay was named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the bomber’
Other targeted materials included photos of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first Black military pilots; an all-female C-17 crew during Women’s History Month; and images of Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Harold Gonsalves.
A routine Army Corps of Engineers project was flagged — apparently because an engineer in the photo had the last name “Gay.”
The Pentagon’s scramble to comply with the president’s executive order has led to widespread confusion, according to the Associated Press.