Special Operations Command investigating new diversity chief's posts berating Trump, Cruz

[PeteS in CA]

Special Operations Command investigating new diversity chief's posts berating Trump, Cruz

https://justthenews.com/nation/culture/special-operations-command-investigating-new-diversity-chiefs-posts-berating-trump

The U.S. Special Operations Command is investigating social media posts from its newly hired executive who spread anti-Donald Trump memes and compared the former president to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, a spokesperson told Just the News.

"We are aware of the situation, and the command has initiated an investigation," Special Operations Command spokesman Ken McGraw wrote in a Sunday email.

The executive, Richard Torres-Estrada, recently was hired to be the first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the vast Tampa, Florida-based command, known as SOCOM.

"Mr. Torres-Estrada has nearly two decades worth of experience working diversity and inclusion programs and activities in federal agencies," SOCOM managers announced Friday on Facebook and Instagram. ...

That the military has "Diversity and Inclusion Officers" is an outrage in and of itself - salaries paid to shit-stirrers and staff.

[Smokin Joe]

Can him and do away with the position, too. No good will come of starting racial and other divisions in the armed forces.

[mystery-ak]

Oh, So That's Why the Pentagon's Woke Czar Was Reassigned

Matt Vespa

Posted: Mar 31, 2021 6:00 AM

I admit that I sort of just rolled my eyes and didn’t care when Richard Torres-Estrada was tapped to be the Pentagon’s first diversity and inclusion chief. He’s a ‘woke’ czar—and he didn’t last long. I mean you cannot make this up. Days after his appointment, Torres-Estrada's social media history was revealed, and it was what you usually see from unhinged coastal liberals concerning Trump derangement syndrome. Yes, you bet Hitler comparisons were made. The inclusion director pretty much said our former president was a Nazi. Even though he’s no longer president, Trump is still finding a way to take out his enemies in the Biden administration. but the irony is thick here regarding the job title and Torres-Estrada’s eventual fate (via Fox News):

    The Pentagon's new diversity chief has been "reassigned" amid an investigation of past social media posts including comparing former President Trump to Adolf Hitler, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.

    The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has been investigating the social media activity of Richard Torres-Estrada, days after he was announced as their new head of diversity and inclusion. Torres-Estrada's Facebook account is currently blocked from public view, but it was still viewable in time for Fox News' Tucker Carlson to include images of some of his posts during his show on Friday.

    A spokesman said Torres-Estrada has not been fired but rather "assigned to other duties pending the results of the investigation."

    "The Commander has directed an investigation to look into the facts surrounding Mr. Torres-Estrada’s selection," said Ken McGraw, a spokesman for the US Special Operations Command. "It would be inappropriate to comment on specifics until the evaluation is complete."

    Pentagon press secretary John Kirby confirmed the existence of the investigation during a Monday press briefing in response to a question about Torres-Estrada's past posts. One social media posting juxtaposed a picture of Trump holding a Bible next to an image of Hitler.

    Oh, these people—I’m telling you. We may despise them and everything they stand for—the feeling is mutual—but they are exceptionally entertaining, especially when they get a face full of their own woke buckshot.

Comparing a former president to Hitler in such a position might end up with you getting reassigned for sure. Yet, let’s not shy away from the larger issues -- the ‘woke’ trainings our military is being subjected to, along with the political correctness nonsense --  both of which are extremely disturbing. Is our military more concerned about intersectionality or protecting us from foreign threats? 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/03/31/oh-so-thats-why-the-pentagons-woke-czar-was-reassigned-n2587175

[Fishrrman]

That guy didn't last long...

[txradioguy]

All it would have taken as a 2 minute cursory search of his social media to see this idiot didn't need to be in that position.

But Lloyd The Purger and his minions are too busy administering their purity test to the soldier to notice this guys should never have been hired.

[rangerrebew]

All it would have taken as a 2 minute cursory search of his social media to see this idiot didn't need to be in that position.

Who's to say they didn't?  Maybe they selected him as a measure to test the waters on "diversity" and make him the sacrificial lamb.  Surely republicans were, or made aware, of his background.  They must have played chickensh*t little while hiding under their desks.  On the other hand, maybe they worked with Charlie Schumer (otherwise known as their leader).

[txradioguy]

Who's to say they didn't?  Maybe they selected him as a measure to test the waters on "diversity" and make him the sacrificial lamb.  Surely republicans were, or made aware, of his background.  They must have played chickensh*t little while hiding under their desks.  On the other hand, maybe they worked with Charlie Schumer (otherwise known as their leader).

Possibly.  But the way the Army was functioning when I got out last year...and the fact most people are still working from their homes and not from their offices on post...I'm still of the opinion they never checked his social media history.  Either that or they rushed the process for putting him in place and the background checks were still going on when he took office at SOCOM.