During Fox News’ live parade coverage, co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Emily Compagno invited Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer, to give her reaction.
When Koffler joined the special broadcast, Compagno asked her to comment on the “symbolism” and “messaging” of the parade. “I’m so excited, Emily and Lucas Tomlinson,” she began, her speech slurred. “Everybody, like, this is incredible! Finally, the United States is back! I want to really thank all of our army, navy and air force officers who have been sacrificing their lives, literally.”
Koffler, still slurring her speech, continued: “Their families have been contributing to the mission, most of the time for the past quarter of a century because of the mismanagement of the, uh, the administrative state, they’ve been fighting these foreign wars, but with our new Commander in Chief, Donald J. Trump, they are prioritizing America first."