Tue Mar 14, 2023 – 8:07 pm EDT
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(WND News Center) — A member of Congress has accused Joe Biden of having an ulterior motive for his Department of Defense’s agenda to continue attacking those military members who declined to take the COVID-19 shots.
“It’s incredibly divisive and cruel to fire patriotic service members for refusing to comply with a partisan and harmful rule that no longer exists,” Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said. “To me, the only explanation is that the Biden administration wants to purge conservative service members from the military.”
His comments came during a meeting of the House Armed Services Committee, according to a report from Just the News.
His office confirmed that between 8,000 and 16,000 troops still are eligible for firing for declining the experimental shots during the pandemic, shots that evidence now shows contain their own health threats to many.
The Pentagon had issued a mandate that every service member subject themselves to the experimental shots.
The report noted 69,000 troops refused, with 53,000 seeking a medical or religious accommodation.
A total of 37,000 sought religious exemptions, and 19,100 were denied,
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