The military prioritized “woke” agendas over operational readiness, K.T. McFarland told Newsmax Friday, as the former adviser to President Donald Trump discussed a study that she said found naval accidents some five years ago stemmed from a shift toward diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

Appearing on “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE,” McFarland responded to a question about the presence of DEI-related activities in the armed forces, including what host Carl Higbie referred to as “rainbow cakes on aircraft carriers and drag queens.”

“Well, those people were doing it because that’s why they got promoted, and that’s how they got promoted. If they were championing the woke agenda about five years ago, there were a number of naval accidents, you know, where Navy ships were running into other ships,” she said.

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