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I am also requesting nominations for the positions of Chief of Naval Operations and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. The incumbents in these important roles, Admiral Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife, respectively, have had distinguished careers. We thank them for their service and dedication to our country,
I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family,
Trump posted on social media Was it because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt — which on its face seems unfair to CQ. But since he has made the race card one of his biggest calling cards, it doesn’t really much matter,
First of all, you gotta fire, you know, you gotta fire the chairman of Joint Chiefs,
he said flatly in a podcast in November Here’s What I’m Thinking About.”
As protests roiled the nation, Brown posted a video message to the Air Force titled Every single senior officer will be reviewed based on meritocracy, standards, lethality and commitment to lawful orders they will be given.”
Asked if he would fire Brown, Hegseth responded I thank Chairman Brown for his decades of honorable service to our nation,
Firing uniformed leaders as a type of political loyalty test, or for reasons relating to diversity and gender that have nothing to do with performance, erodes the trust and professionalism that our servicemembers require to achieve their missions,
said Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee Border Security has always been critical to the defense of our homeland. As we navigate unprecedented security challenges... we will ensure our troops at the border have everything they need,
I'm thinking about my Air Force career, where I was often the only African American in my squadron or as a senior officer, the only African American in the room,
I said, wait a minute, your name is Razin Caine? I love you, I've been looking for you for five years ... this is what I want,
This is just awful. I have had the honor of working with and meeting many Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs over the decades. General CQ Brown was one the finest of them all, especially suited for the challenges of our current era of great power competition with China."
Michael McFaul, U.S. ambassador to Russia under former President Barack Obama, said on X So the president who dodged the draft with "bone spurs" fires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff--a decorated fighter pilot and Four-Star General--because he's not a 'warfighter?'
David Axelrod, former strategist for Obama, said on X Dictators or wannabe kings fire generals who don't agree with their politics. This isn't a banana republic. What Trump and Hegseth are doing is un-American, unpatriotic. It's definition of politicizing our military, and we should expect to see loyalty oaths (not to the Constitution) and worse coming soon."
Representative Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat, also called out Trump on X There is no reason to fire the CJCS other than Trump's desire to politicize the military. This weakens our country."
Former Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath posted to X Alongside Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Caine and our military will restore peace through strength, put America First, and rebuild our military,
Under President Trump, we are putting in place new leadership that will focus our military on its core mission of deterring, fighting and winning wars,
Hegseth said in a statement after Brown’s firing, calling Brown a “thoughtful adviser”. It is due to their trials and tribulations in breaking barriers that I can address you today as the air force chief of staff,
Many so-called military ‘geniuses’ said it would take years to defeat Isis. General Caine, on the other hand, said it could be done quickly, and he delivered,
Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday We are also requesting nominations for the Judge Advocates General for the Army, Navy and Air Force,
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