Admiral grilled by House GOP on ‘woke’ military, insists ‘we are not weak’

​Admiral Michael Gilday ​was grilled by House Republicans on Wednesday over accusations of “wokeness” being injected into the US military — insisting the force is “not weak” as he defended including a book touted by proponents of critical race theory in sailors’ reading lists.

Gilday, the chief of Naval Operations, was grilled by Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee about the contents of Ibram X. Kendi’s 2019 book, “How to Be an Antiracist,” and its recommendation to sailors. The book argues that capitalism and racism are inextricably linked, saying, “Capitalism is essentially racist,” and, “racism is essentially capitalist.”