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You may have seen the name Jackie Singh popping up on X over the last few days. But if you're not a member of the military or veteran community, you may not have paid attention to the details and simply scrolled by.
For those not in the know, Singh is known for her extreme left-wing independent journalism. As a brash and outspoken purveyor of progressive ideology, she has a background that many on the left do not — she served in the U.S. Army in an active combat zone. And she uses that detail to bludgeon any and all criticism of the policies she advocates.
Except it was recently discovered that her own description of her background might not be based in reality.
On October 17, before the University of Texas at San Antonio and U.S. Naval Academy football game, members of our armed forces put on a display of capabilities by rappelling from the rafters of the Alamodome. The same kind of display that has taken place at countless events over the years, and is used as a valuable training opportunity for our service members.
Unfortunately, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson lost his life during the exercise, with the cause of the incident remaining under investigation. While this was a devastating loss to his family, the Air Force, and every American, our brave service members know it comes with the territory. All reasonable measures are taken to prevent the loss of life, but the reality is that when you’re doing a dangerous job, people will die. Even in training. And while it rarely makes the national news, this kind of thing happens on military bases all around the world every year.
He died. Thanks @PeteHegseth @SecWar for yet another pointless and tragic recruiting spectacle
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