On Sunday, the Trump campaign released a video criticizing the effects of woke ideology on the U.S. military. The ad uses powerful scenes from Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” to depict the military we should have—an efficient, disciplined force that produces soldiers, not DEI specialists. This vision is starkly contrasted with footage of today’s military, which appears more focused on catering to the radical LGBT agenda.

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Unsurprisingly, the video sparked outrage among leftists, who quickly claimed it missed the point of ‘Full Metal Jacket.’ Did they have a valid argument? Maybe. But their criticism was swiftly dismantled by none other than Vivian Kubrick, daughter of the legendary Stanley Kubrick. She fiercely defended the ad, highlighting that her father, a Reagan supporter, would have likely agreed with its message — that a strong military is essential for maintaining peace.

In a post on X, Vivian Kubrick had a long message for those who think her father wouldn’t have wanted Trump to use footage from “Full Metal Jacket” in the campaign video.

“Here are my thoughts,” she began. “I agree in principle that an anti-war movie is incongruous with promoting the idea of a tough non-woke US military and thus war itself — however — these are very dangerous and strange times and thus using this footage is doubtless pure expedience.”  […]