Mike Pompeo launches new campaign to combat what he says is ‘wokeness in the military’

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has a new mission — to battle what he terms is "a woke military."

Taking aim at political correctness in the nation’s armed forces, the West Point graduate and Army officer who served in Germany during the Cold War is launching a campaign to target what he calls "woke polices" by President Biden’s administration that are directed toward the military.

The campaign, which includes a new website and two ads released by CAVFUND, a non-profit group set up by Pompeo, was shared first with Fox News on Tuesday.

"American security, and the safety of our families, rests on the shoulders of our men and women in uniform. Their training must never be corrupted to advance left-wing political goals. This matters. A woke military is a weak military," Pompeo, who was elected to Congress before serving as CIA director and America’s top diplomat during former President Trump’s administration, argued in a statement.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo address the "Politics and Eggs" speaking series at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Sept. 20, 2022, in Goffstown, New Hampshire. (Fox News)

And he also charged that "unfortunately, woke and weak are exactly the policies that President Biden is pushing on our troops. That's why we must do everything we can to stop the spread of wokeness throughout our armed forces."