"Seven members of the Texas National Guard were sent home following their deployment to Illinois for failing to meet fitness standards and in the aftermath of viral photos that sparked widespread mockery. The photos, one example of which appears above, originally came from an ABC News report about the troops being deployed to Illinois as part of President Donald Trump's crime and immigration crackdown."
"Meanwhile, the photos of the Texas National Guard troops were subjected to brutal mockery regarding the heavyset troops especially in the wake of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's declaration that fat troops were completely unacceptable. Numerous social media users poked fun at the photos calling the troops Meal Team Six, Operation Dessert Storm, and other insults. The Biscuit Brigade, a.k.a. the Texas National Guard, has arrived on the ground in Illinois, as a hostile invading force from one state against another."
Seven members of the Texas National Guard were sent home from an Illinois deployment after failing to meet fitness standards and amid viral photos that prompted widespread mockery. The troops had been deployed to Illinois as part of a federal crime and immigration crackdown. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson objected to the deployment and filed a lawsuit to block federal troop presence. Social media users ridiculed the heavyset troops with nicknames such as Meal Team Six and Operation Dessert Storm, and referenced Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's statement that fat troops were unacceptable. Officials did not disclose exact numbers or detailed reasons for non-compliance.
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