eliminating what he called "harmful and divisive policies like DEI,"
Eliminate harmful and divisive policies like DEI.
Occurrences
Evidence
Messmer said he would "continue to fight for Indiana and our conservative principles" and emphasized his commitment to "eliminating what he called 'harmful and divisive policies like DEI.'"
Messmer said the House-passed FY2026 NDAA "codifies President Trump’s efforts to end left-wing ideology, wokeism, and DEI in the military."
Assessments
Messmer made and publicly advanced the anti-DEI promise in federal office, and the House-passed FY2026 NDAA language he celebrated is evidence of a serious legislative effort during the same term. But the evidence shows House passage and messaging, not final enactment or broad elimination of DEI policies. Because the promised outcome was to eliminate such policies, and the record provided supports effort rather than completed delivery, this should be scored as not delivered with an effort badge.
The evidence shows Messmer explicitly promised to eliminate DEI policies and later supported or celebrated House-passed FY2026 NDAA language aimed at ending DEI-related policies in the military. That is a concrete legislative effort during the same term, but the provided record does not show final enactment or actual elimination of DEI policies. Under the rule for serious attempts that fail to deliver the promised outcome, this is classified as never with an effort badge.