Military Vaccine Mandate Impact on Former Servicemembers

Rep. Matt Gaetz is highlighting negative outcomes for former servicemembers who refused to comply with the military vaccine mandate by inviting a former Green Beret named John Frankman to the State of the Union. Frankman advocates for affected servicemembers and aims to hold the Department of Defense accountable for the mandate.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's actions and criticism

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced criticism for seeking grace and forgiveness for his undisclosed medical leave while refusing to extend the same grace to 8,600 service members discharged due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Rep. Matt Gaetz highlighted Austin's breach of protocol and lack of accountability, pushing for reinstatement of the discharged service members.