Three weeks ago I bore witness at Auschwitz.
Two weeks ago I drove into a blacked out, under attack Kharkiv, Ukraine.
This week I’m at Eagle Pass and other spots along our southern border.
Lethal aid to Israel and Ukraine is critical to our national interests.
Congress needs…
Today, all previously appointed Presidential appointees to the West Point Board of Visitors were asked to resign or be terminated by end of day. My response to that request is below:
One of the values of the West Point BoV is it’s diversity of thought because of that I joined both
@FoxNews
and
@CNN
this morning to discuss my refusal to resign. Thank you to both for having me on and having this conversation.
A decade ago when I got pregnant I told my husband I wanted our children to go to school in northern Virginia where I went to high school. The exceptional VA school system I longed for no longer exists in large part due to poor leadership, gutted standards, and views like this 👇🏻
1. This is a lesson for our government to not abandon their veterans esp. after this disastrous withdrawal
2. My generation of GWOT veterans & their families contribute to the rise of America looking at:
@SeanParnellUSA
@joekent16jan19
@SmileyForWA
@MaxMillerOH
Expressing gratitude is good for the mind, body, & soul - I want to practice what I preach. The last 24hrs have shown me the importance of standing by your convictions, the kindness of strangers, & the power of relationships that veterans can form. Deeply grateful for you all.
Today,
@mobbs_mentality
spoke before
@GOPoversight
about the state of our safety in an increasingly dangerous world, the global climate that has concurrently created an uptick in religious persecution of women & girls, & more!
Listen NOW👇
It’s hard to describe to some non-veteran friends what an absolute violation it is to leave Americans behind. It is the most sacred compact you have with your brothers & sisters in arms - no matter what, EVERY effort will be made to return you home to your countrymen & family.
The rumor Milley is working overtime. If solid evidence, he must be held accountable. No such thing as minor mutiny.
You can get charged and kicked out for forging a PT card or falling in love w/ someone of wrong rank.
His potential act-subverting CoC & colluding w/ China
.
@RepThompson
more than stepped up to the plate. He & his staff worked around the clock. I can gratefully state that this former Marine is now exactly where he needs to be for best medical treatment & outcomes. Amazing things happen when good, principled people come together 1/4
My incredible mother enlisting in the US Army. It is her service and that of my dad’s
@generalkellogg
that inspired me to raise my right hand and serve in uniform. Happy Veterans Day to all those who wore our nation’s cloth 🇺🇸
Incredible piece by
@JimLaPorta
“Afghanistan is my sucking chest wound, and always will be because — despite what we’ve seen these recent weeks — wars do not end with a withdrawal or retreat or retrograde or the signing of a peace treat.”
"I fear that the country I love is becoming like the country I left"
@Lily4Liberty
is an immigrant from China who came to the USA with $100 in her pocket. She became an American citizen by choice.
Now she's running for Congress.
Her ad is incredible. Share it far and wide!!!
.
@HungCaoCongress
calmly explaining how the label “extremist” has come to be a stand-in for political disagreement because disagreement leaves open the possibility of dialogue, extremism is meant to end all debate.
@HungCaoCongress
holds up
@JenniferWexton
’s flyers calling him an extremist
“Where have you heard that before?” He asks in front of the Islamic Center’s crowd
Pointed. End the Establishment. FBI went from calling every Muslim an extremist to now calling conservatives extremists
Like our incredible team at the
@RTW_Foundation
who possess bottomless commitment and compassion for those who selflessly sacrifice for freedom. All made possible by the unbelievable generosity of Bess and
@AndrewPDuncan2
who fully funded this and TWENTY other evacuations.
I don’t know if I’ll ever get this interview out of my head. His little girl gone to a sleepover with a friend the way all little girls do - like the way I sent my little girl just a few nights ago. Joyful, innocent. My sweet girl came home. His didn’t. Don’t look away.
In a heart-wrenching interview on
@CNNsitRoom
, CNN reporter Clarissa Ward speaks with
@WolfBlitzer
about a grieving father who finally received confirmation of his daughter's tragic death during the Hamas attack. Watch:
Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
From me - “without a clear and courageous recognition of what it means to be a woman or a girl, efforts to protect them from gender-specific abuses like FGM are hindered.”
@IWF
For those that know
@SmileyForWA
this is not surprising at all. She is insanely hardworking, exceedingly compassionate, consistently principled, and hyper-focused on delivering for the people of Washington. Can’t wait to see her in Washington…DC, that is.
Could not be more proud to work alongside
@AndrewPDuncan2
and for the Romulus T. Weatherman Foundation to support
@annanemtsova
’s vision and effort to bring respite to the women reporting on the front lines.
No better folks than those at
@ukraine_air
who know air field ops like the back of their hands & work to ensure wounded are evacuated seamlessly & safely all over Europe. And, of course, the tireless advocacy & action of two indomitable ladies
@bekamaciorowski
&
@annasummer
!
Following the Afghan-Soviet War, the Soviet gov’t largely abandoned the generation of veterans who fought there. They became known as the “Afghantsi.” Some historians believe their disillusionment & alienation contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union. I hope 1/2
-Virginia ranks 39th for providing integrated, high quality developmental disability services
-Virginia ranks 37th for developmental disability waiver wait list length
-In 2012, Virginia was found to be in gross violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
I testified before Congress on this very thing.
@IWF
.
“Moreover, there is a unique danger in telling those who are called to fight our nation’s battles that the very nation that they are expected to sacrifice and potentially die for is inherently bad…1/2
"Why would young people want to sign up to serve their country if the public school they attended spent years convincing them that our country is historically awful and unworthy of their service?"
We are STILL not in full compliance.
-The Virginia Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission released a study in Dec 2020 that captured how devastating our schools systems have been for kids with disabilities
The parents are fed up and fighting back.
Great to be on this morning with
@ChrisStigall
talking about the safety & security of our country!
Americans deserve decisive leadership which places their interests at the forefront.
Too often politicians say, “believe me, or your lying eyes.”
Americans are exhausted by it.
.
@jk_rowling
the incredible
@IWF
storytelling team, led by
@kelseybolar
, is telling the story of American women who experienced this firsthand in our docuseries “Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Male Takeover of Female Prisons.”
More than 70 per cent of transgender prisoners are in for sex offences or violent crimes.
"The high levels of violent crimes among male prisoners who identify as women demonstrates why they should not be detained in female prisons"
Tonight I met many incredibly brave parents who are fed up with how Virginia’s Dept of Ed has abandoned their children w/ special needs. They’ve been heartbroken enraged & disenfranchised by a broken system & told they have no say, no voice. These are not just one-off stories…
Grateful for
@GlennYoungkin
&
@arlingtonchurch
- sent girls to school without masks but my oldest put one in her pocket, “just in case.” I am enraged that our society has impressed upon my 9yo that wearing a flimsy piece of cloth both protects her & makes her a good person.
💯
@HadleyHeath
and I wrote about this for
@Newsweek
.
“Both TikTok and fentanyl production and distribution represent strategic, coordinated attacks on the United States with the intent of harming our population...as foreign actors seek to undermine our security and stability.”
The CCP is doing significant damage to our society via TikTok. They aren’t just stealing our data, they are actively misinforming and manipulating the next generation.
When seasoned reporters like
@NicRobertsonCNN
and professional spokesmen like John Kirby become overwhelmed by emotion recounting what they’ve seen and borne witness to - it should give you absolute pause. What occurred in Israel was barbarism. It was indiscriminate slaughter.
Longtime CNN correspondent
@NicRobertsonCNN
becomes emotional describing the blood-stained scene in Re'im, the site of the music festival where Hamas terrorists murdered hundreds, took people hostage, and raped women.
"[W]e saw the line of cars and how they were shot up and how…
Military sexual trauma is particularly pernicious because of the trauma of betrayal. The obtainment and release of
@JenRuthGreen
’s confidential personnel file is farther institutional betrayal. These actions are beyond reprehensible.
I’m a survivor of sexual trauma in the military. I am being forced to share this information outside of my own timeline and for the first time publicly because my Congressman, Frank Mrvan, and his cronies illegally obtained my military records describing my sexual assault. (3/11)
I was a lightweight rower in HS. Rowing taught me many lessons in discipline, courage, teamwork, & sacrificing for something worthy. If this
@usrowing
policy has been in effect then those same lessons would have been near impossible to impart. This is insanity.
#SaveWomensSports
For the past eight months, we’ve worked with countless stakeholders, the board of directors, athletes, and the medical commission to update the 2016 Gender Identity Policy. Today, we’re sharing it with you!
Updated policy:
FAQs:
Just got done speaking about the work
@RTW_Foundation
does to support the families of US Veterans who are killed in action in Ukraine.
I shared the stage with two incredible women - Karla Webber, mother of Andrew Webber (USMA ‘05), and Terrie Lawrence, mother of Lance Lawrence…
There is a long history of US veterans volunteering and fighting in wars that the US had not yet or did not ever officially enter.
Ukraine is no different.
At the
@RTW_Foundation
we support those US veterans wounded in action or killed in action.
We won’t stop until every…
🔴Today, we want to share the story of US Marine Veteran Grady Kurpasi. 🇺🇸
He arrived to 🇺🇦 in February 2022 to train soldiers and assist with evacuations. Motivated by the atrocities he witnessed, Grady chose to remain in the country and fight as part of the Ukrainian Foreign…
@Anna_Giaritelli
It takes incredible courage to share our darkest moments with others. Congratulations on taking this step forward and asserting your narrative.
It took President Biden nearly 40 minutes to talk about immigration and the border - a crisis or major problem for nearly 80% of Americans.
@pewresearch
One of the main reasons parents don’t let their children roam free & play - fear of crime.
I wrote about impact of crime on well-being & community for this month’s policy focus for
@IWF
.
Addressing crime should be a bipartisan issue. And it used to be. See COPS under Clinton.
2023 study: “Our thesis is that a primary cause of the rise in mental disorders is a decline over decades in opportunities for children and teens to play, roam, and engage in other activities independent of direct oversight and control by adults."
What about the kidnapped Israeli women who are being subjected to sexual torture?
What about the Ukrainian women raped and assaulted by Russians in occupied areas?
What about the Sudanese women being gang-raped by the RSF?
What about the hundreds of Nigerian women and girls…
This International Women’s Day, we are thinking of every woman in Gaza in fear of her life.
Show your solidarity by joining us in calling for a ceasefire 👇
"Additionally, U.S. analysts believe, China may be trying to ensnare the U.S. and its allies in a lengthy proxy conflict, draining their resources and potentially making it less of a threat if Beijing were to move on Taiwan." 9/
The bravery of these women…I don’t have words. I pray one day I have half the courage these mothers posses- mourning her son, Terrie came to DC at our (
@RTW_Foundation
) request to speak about her son’s sacrifice.
Her son, a US Marine veteran, volunteered to fight in Ukraine. He…
Ветерану американської армії Ленсу Лоуренсу було 28-м років, коли у липні 2023-го він загинув на Донеччині. У січні цього року його мати приїхала до Конгресу США з проханням продовжити допомогу Україні. З нею спілкувалась
@KaterynaLis
.
“One European official, requesting anonymity to speak candidly, called the Biden administration’s comments about the oil refineries “perverse.”…The administration’s pathological fear of escalation and of Ukrainian success is one major reason for the death of so many Ukrainians.”…
Vaccine hesitancy is addressed by meeting people where they are and identifying local leaders/influencers who can dispel myth and encourage in cultural competent ways. Success will not/never be achieved through shaming, mandating, or being heavy-handed.
HAPPENING NOW: Governor Glenn Youngkin and other state leaders are addressing low vaccination rates in Abingdon with local stakeholders across southwest Virginia.
I presented on this very thing as a senior fellow with
@IWF
at the Independent Women’s Policy Academy. Ways to penetrate our southern border are widely circulated on Chinese social media. There are true asylum seekers but, make no mistake, our weakness is exploited by the CCP.
Very, very hopeful NZ will act quickly to resettle the 140 Afghan female football and basketball players – mostly young women – thanks to the tireless advocacy of so many.
Two senior State Department officials repeatedly emphasized in a call tonight that the U.S. cannot evacuate American citizens in Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion.
A great honor was helping then candidate Youngkin draft his veteran’s policy. Some told us a tax break on vet retirement was a bad idea. He remained committed to the effort because he understands the value of our veterans & is willing to fight for them and their future.
He yelled this to remind America what happened at Abbey Gate and the loss of 13 service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal of Afghanistan. No one has been held accountable. The fallen have never been honored by the President.
A man was escorted out of the House chamber amid Biden’s speech after standing up and yelling at the president. The man was sitting in the gallery of the chamber. At one point he yelled, “United States Marines.”
#SOTU2024
Follow live:
This point cannot be over made.
Zero accountability for the failures of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Zero honoring of the fallen who valiantly and selflessly gave their lives attempting to tame the Administration’s chaos.
Zero acknowledgement of the families.
@IWV
Biden’s given 3 SOTUs since his disastrous Afghan withdrawal (Talib takeover + Americans & Afghan allies left behind) but never mentioned the debacle in any. Biden has never spoken in public the names of those killed at AbbeyGate — even as GoldStar families were at tonite’s SOTU.
What happened in Afghanistan is not confined to Afghanistan. Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine was likely based in some part on the debacle and our foundering. Read
@JerryDunleavy
and
@JamesHasson20
’s book, “Kabul.” Only then will you understand the magnitude of our failure. 3/
Bear witness. Do not look or turn away from these horrors. The men and women of Iran know they are risking everything by demanding change - not reform, change - nothing short of a revolution.
I’ll never forget this moment on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day where, in the center of Sainte-Mère-Église, modern day paratroopers gathered round a paratrooper from yesteryear and bore witness to his stories.
FGM constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against girls and women. The practice is a violation of their rights to health, security, and physical integrity.
A bill seeking to repeal The Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) will be discussed by lawmakers this month.
FGM was outlawed under former President Yahya Jammeh in 2015, but influential clerics have been pushing for the ban to be repealed.
My experience with
@RTW_Foundation
interacting with the
@USEmbassyKyiv
over the last 8 months has been nothing short of phenomenal.
And it’s clear more hands will make lighter work. This is very good news.
NEW: State Dept plans to send 30-40 more diplomats to the overstretched US Embassy in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, officials tell
@RobbieGramer
& me.
Diplos will get more flexibility to travel around Kyiv region, four people familiar told
@ForeignPolicy
.
"Across Virginia, right now adults are gathering in gyms, bars, and clubs and laughing together maskless. Yet my 5 kids just spent 8 hours in masks in Fairfax County Public Schools."
@carrielukas
spoke before the Fairfax County Public School Board tonight and it's a must listen:
Love to see it, but hate the reasons behind it. In 2021, there was an 87% ⬆️ in gun ownership among Black women. Many women increasingly feel the need to play a more active role in protecting themselves. Policy paper on this and more dropping for
@IWF
on Wednesday. Stay tuned.
Sitting in Ukraine on the 78th anniversary of D-Day I can’t help but reflect on Reagan’s speech delivered at Pointe du Hoc and his words, “We’ve learned that isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with an expansionist intent.”
@PolitiBunny
@IWF
Thank you for writing on this critical issue for us - open borders are not compassionate. We can be pro-immigration and pro-safety and security!
With the brilliant
@HadleyHeath
- we outline the necessity of banning TikTok as it’s akin to fentanyl - both are produced and distributed as strategic, coordinated attacks on America.
Revealed hidden things today. I hid struggles, afraid they'd hurt my career. Now, I see transparency helps defeat false perfectionism. Internal abuse causes us to push away those who love us most. Forgiveness + honesty brings stability. RIP,
#CheslieKryst
.
“Duty, Honor, Country” was replaced by “Army Values.”
It also removed “career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the United States Army,” in favor of a “lifetime of service to the Army and Nation.”
Both are hugely problematic, and the latter…
#WestPoint
is deleting the iconic phrase "Duty, Honor, Country" from its mission statement. I'm working on a story about this decision so if anyone has thoughts - especially if you're a
#USMA
alum, cadet, etc - shoot me a DM or an email to mglenn
@washingtontimes
. Thanks much.…
.
@generalkellogg
has repeatedly advocated (most notably on
@johnrobertsFox
) for this but for the A-10. Meaning, a rapid mass transfer of our A-10s accompanied by a similar international volunteer pilot contingent.
When loss is explained through est. principles, it does not feel as overwhelming.
Perhaps our leaders have failed to frame it this way bc there is no framework that makes sense of leaving Americans behind & our allies to be slaughtered. My latest for
@IWF
Щоденники 14 дітей та підлітків, що записували свій досвід під час першого року повномасштабного вторгнення, увійшли до проєкту «Щоденники війни: непочуті голоси українських дітей».
✅ Підписуйтеся на
@holosameryky
He didn’t whistleblow or leak because of transparency & accountability. He’s not a hero. He’s the worst kind of idiot & the most kind of selfish. He compromised methods & sources. This doesn’t place the left in jeopardy or the right in jeopardy. It places America in jeopardy.
I know personally what it means when intelligence is comprised and the lives it endangers. Those on the right who are lauding the leaker as a hero are sorely mistaken. There is nothing honorable about compromising our national security. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Extremely honored for the opportunity to serve on Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors and assist in their mission to produce educated and honorable citizen-leaders.
My latest for
@IWF
!
“…that’s the bombshell. They knew their product was contributing to girls wanting to die and their decision was to roll-out an optional ‘like’ button rather than wave a red flag.”
This isn’t shocking or surprising - when you tie money to a diagnosis that has become increasingly symbolic in a system that does not reward or incentivize you to get better alongside a broader push by society to elevate victimhood - what do you expect to happen?
Precision logistics at its finest, & most challenging. My team dropped over 16 mil. pounds in 700 combat air drops to 45 FOBs & COPs in Afghanistan. Both mil & humanitarian aid.
Every effort should be made to minimize civilian suffering while critical offensive operations con’t.
U.S. airdrops of humanitarian aid over Gaza have begun, three U.S. officials tell
@missy_ryan
and I this morning. The drops were done by C-130, one of those officials says.
@AGHamilton29
@ChoppaRide
City of Kyiv. This is Borodianka in Kyiv oblast - less than an hour north west of the capital. I took these last month. This destruction occurred mostly during the invasion. Some places get fixed, others don’t. Some areas are decimated beyond comprehension.
I’ll never forget the time years ago when someone looked me dead in the eyes and said, “You fight like a girl. Good for you.”
This last year knowing and working alongside so many powerhouse women in Ukraine & Romania with
@RTW_Foundation
has reminded me of that moment many times
I was proud to see our President in Kyiv. I always want 🇺🇸 to look strong on the world stage.
But that one strong action belies a harsh reality. Biden Admin has not done what’s necessary & given Ukraine just enough to not lose leading to a protracted conflict with no strategy.
Proud to be a signatory to this letter.
I am the only signer who has spent substantial time all over Ukraine since the full-scale invasion. And, in fact, brought another signer (
@kiptom
!) to the last unoccupied small farm on the Kherson front.
I’ve seen it all firsthand.
As conservatives, our number one goal is to keep Americans safe. Ukrainian grit and American gear are doing just that. Read our letter signed by 100 conservative leaders on why aiding Ukraine makes sense
@RealCynicalFox
@e____e_e____e
I think it’s an ‘and’ rather than an ‘or’ - sink costs and the occupation of Bakhmut is arguably necessary for the RUs to continue to their attempted push north to Kramatorsk and Slovyansk
Huge day for the US and our allies - we remain the greatest force for good on earth and affirmed peace can only be achieved through strength.
I’m damn proud to be an American. 🇺🇸
AND
We cannot and must not forget our border.
Having spent the last week there I can…
A 🧵 worth reading on Ukraine funding and securing the border.
BLUF: most Americans support aid to Ukraine and understand the border can be secured by Biden (ie doesn’t need Congress).
It’s not an ‘or.’
It’s an ‘and’ for most Americans.
Lethal aid to Ukraine AND secure our…
I have been fascinated by the reaction to this poll. A few thoughts:
First, this poll isn’t an outlier. Lots of public polling has shown that support for Ukraine aid is not as politically unpopular among R’s as some on the right (and conservative Twitter) have treated it. Yes,…
It’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice that still impacts hundreds of millions of women & girls around the world. An extreme violation of human rights, this violent practice is an attempt to control & obscure womanhood.
#EndFGM
The world is watching & leadership is needed. The
@RTW_Foundation
stands for protecting children, safeguarding human rights, & promoting democracy. For as long as I live I will never forget walking the streets with my dad
@generalkellogg
in Izyum & bearing witness to the horrors.
Former US Army General Keith Kellogg and military experts visited Izyum. They saw with their own eyes the scale of destruction. The issues of further restoration of Izyum and the humanitarian situation in the region were discussed, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv OVA
It’s been two years since the US officially left Afghanistan - though abandoned is a better word. We abandoned fellow Americans. We abandoned allies who shed blood alongside us. We abandoned women and girls to an inconceivable future under the Taliban. We abandoned our dignity 1/
The human spirit and psyche needs (and trends towards) direct human connection. The greatest gift we can give our children is the gift of freedom from electronics and Social Media.
A remarkable study. Most young people would prefer for themselves and their peers to not be on social media. In fact, they hate it so much that they'd be willing to pay to make this happen. But they are stuck on TikTok and Insta because everyone is on it.
.
@danielhoffmanDC
is spot on.
“Blinking red lights in Kyiv and Tel Aviv were potential opportunities to detect threats “left of boom” and dial-up countermeasures to reestablish deterrence.
Intelligence can be a force multiplier…but only if elected leaders incorporate it…”
I’ve stayed in Kharkiv Palace many times. It’s a hotel frequented by humanitarians, journalists, and foreigners. I even brought my dad
@generalkellogg
there to meet with the Mayor of Kharkiv city & the Governor of Kharkiv oblast. Unreal to see the images from the Russian strike.