Hegseth ends 'absurd' flu shots. REAL warriors don't get sick!

It’s a proud day for American toughness! Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has officially done away with the U.S. military's WOKE flu vaccine mandate, and I applaud that decision from the bed I currently can’t get out of due to a high fever.

TRUE warfighters know their lethality is only enhanced by bacterial pneumonia, and soft and so-called proven public health tools like vaccines are for weenies. Simply put, the libs will never understand that a fever is just God warming your body for the battle ahead.

On April 21, in a video posted on social media, Hegseth said: “We're seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities. In this case, this includes the universal flu vaccine and the mandate behind it.”

Hegseth says flu vaccine mandate was a 'betrayal'

Speaking strongly and with the kind of bold masculinity that comes with fastidiously coiffed hair, the former Fox News host described the vaccine mandate as “an unrelenting war on our warriors” and added: “That era of betrayal is over.”

Who started this era of betrayal anyway?

Between flu-related coughing fits, I........

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