Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth referred to a pair of U.S. military installations by their previous “non-woke” names during comments on Monday as he began implementing his commander-in-chief’s policies aimed at stripping “diversity, inclusion, and equity” (DEI) programs from the Pentagon to focus on warfighting.

In 2021, in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, an eight-person Naming Commission issued a report recommending “new names for nine military bases,” as well as “the disposition of all Confederacy-affiliated and named Department of Defense assets on those bases.”

The White House indicated that Conahan qualified for sentence commutation based on his home confinement status during the COVID pandemic. Convicted in 2011 and originally sentenced to over 17 years in prison, Conahan is now a free man.

On Fox News Saturday morning, columnist Salena Zito discussed Conahan’s actions with Will Cain, characterizing the situation as a “profound scandal” in Pennsylvania.

Zito emphasized the tragic repercussions of Conahan’s misconduct, including the heartbreaking suicide of a young man who had been sentenced to a juvenile detention center as part of his scheme.

Zito remarked, “This had a devastating impact on families.” Sandy Fonzo, the mother of a young man who tragically took his own life, expressed in a statement regarding President Biden’s actions, “Conahan’s actions destroyed families, including mine, and my son’s death serves as a heartbreaking reminder of the repercussions of his abuse of power.”