Oklahoma National Guard ‘Goes Rogue’ After New Commander Rejects Vaccine Mandate — Pentagon To Respond ‘Appropriately’
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
The Biden administration is having another bad week. One day before an appeals court upheld a stay against Biden’s ‘vaccine-or-test’ requirement for private businesses, the Oklahoma National Guard ‘rescinded’ the Pentagon’s requirement that service members receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Wednesday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino as the state’s new adjutant general – replacing Army. Maj Gen. Michael Thompson, a vaccine advocate who was previously scheduled to transfer command to Mancino on Jan. 15, 2022 according to the Oklahoman.
Mancino’s first order of business? A memo formally ‘rescinding’ the Covid-19 vaccine requirement for Guardsmen.
“No Oklahoma Guardsman will be required to take the COVID-19 Vaccine,” it reads, adding that Gov. Stitt is the force’s “lawful Commander in Chief” when not mobilized by the federal government.
MORE: Former OK National Guard Adjutant Gen. Michael Thompson, a public supporter of the vaccines, was abruptly removed from his post this week. He was asked yesterday if it was because of his support for the vaccines. His response ⬇⬇ pic.twitter.com/QGJpHHOdfE
— Dan Snyder (@DanSnyderFOX25) November 12, 2021