Sen. Eric Schmitt's (R-Mo.) point was undermined by a typo on the poster behind him. Andrew Harnik via Getty Images

GOP Senator's Rant About Lower Standards Is Undermined By 1 Glaring Typo

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A Republican senator’s ranted accusation that the U.S. military has lowered its standards due to diversity, equity and inclusion programs was spectacularly undermined by a typo on a poster behind him.

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) railed against DEI initiatives during former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing for defense secretary on Tuesday.

But a poster aimed at making his point ― which was behind him ― misspelled the word “military.”

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Instead, it read: “DEI in our Miltary.”

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), whose own grilling of Hegseth in the hearing went viral, shared on social media an image of Schmitt and other GOP lawmakers in front of the poster.

“GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!” Kaine wrote.

The image prompted plenty of snark:

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