These Jokes About A Republican Senator's Misspelled Sign Are Very Funny

On Tuesday, Senate confirmation hearings were held for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.

During the hearing, Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri spoke out about the "harmful DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] and woke agenda" of the Biden administration.

In part of his speech, he said, "DEI is not about giving everybody opportunity. It is rooted in cultural Marxism, the idea that pits the room, any room, with oppressor versus oppressed. It’s race essentialism, and it is poison. It has no business whatsoever in our military. I think the American people have spoken loud and clearly about this. They're tired of this. They're tired of woke ideology. And to my Democrat colleagues on the other side, you missed the plot."

Yeah, okay, but the internet noticed one thing wrong...

Yep, that's not how you spell "military."

The mistake quickly went viral.

Twitter: @theliamnissan

"The armed services committee can't spell military and they're worried about what?" this person asked.

Twitter: @TalkThirty

"People so concerned about DEIs they forget about their ABCs," another person joked.

Twitter: @Sautterdays

This person responded to a "Diversity is not our strength" tweet with "Neither is spelling."

Twitter: @RachelBitecofer

And this person had my favorite response: "Not sure about the D and the E, but definitely needs the I."

Twitter: @pamelafessler

Politicians like Representative Eric Swalwell also joked, "Abolish the Department of Education!"

Twitter: @RepSwalwell

And Sen. Tim Kaine said, "GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!"

Twitter: @SenTimKaine

Ultimately, I think we can all agree: "America, stop burning books, I beg you!"

Twitter: @McGannJack