In an unprecedented purge of the military dome, President Donald Trump dismissed the main general of USAmoments before his Secretary of Defense, to his instances, defenest the head of the Navy and other senior officers.
When announcing the dismissal, Trump described the president of the Joint Chiefs, Charles Q. Brown, “good gentleman” and “exceptional leader.”
President Trump Abruptly Fire Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff On Friday, Sideling A History-Making Fighter Pilot and respects Officer. https://t.co/ielzjoyl7g
– CBS News (@CBSNews) February 22, 2025
Descendant of a military family, Brown is known for being the first Afro -American to occupy the position of Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force and also the first to be head of the General Staff of any military branch, said an office of the chain CNN.
“Finally, I have also ordered the Secretary [de Defensa] [Pete] Hegseth requesting designations for five additional high -level positions, which will be announced soon, ”wrote the president on his social truth platform.
Minutes later, Hegesh issued a statement in which she said goodbye to Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of the Navy and the first woman to serve in the Joint Staff.
In his 2024 book entitled The War On Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us FreeHegseth disparagingly described Franchetti as a “hiring of Dei (diversity, equity and inclusion).”
“If naval operations suffer, we can at least keep our heads up. Because at least we have another scoop! The first woman member of the Joint General Staff, Hurra! ”He wrote then.
Likewise, Hegseth announced that General James Slife, the Vice Chief of the Air Force, had been fired and that he was “requesting designations” for the general lawyers of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, indicating that those that already one already time he called “jagoffs” (stupid) in his book cited.
The JAG are the main army lawyers that manage the Code of Military Justice, including the defense and processing of US service members in the Military Court.
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In parallel, the Secretary of Defense ordered the Pentagon to identify about 50 billion dollars in “expendable programs” -referring to climate change or policies Woke (Progressive)- To redirect those resources to the new objectives of the Trump administration.
The CNN He remembered Trump’s criticisms he called generals and officers Wokeand Brown was a frequent target of diatribes on the right.
In his first mandate, Trump appointed Brown Chief of the Air Force, a position he held until former president Joe Biden appointed him to be the head of the joint staff in October 2023. Brown’s mandate was planned to end in 2027.
In social networks, Trump said he would designate the Lieutenant General of the John Dan Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next head of the Joint Chiefs, an extraordinary measure, since Caine is retired and is not a 4 -star general.
The Federal Law requires that the president choose the main military officers of the combatant commands or the heads of military services, all of which are 4 -star positions. However, the norm also allows the president to renounce the requirement if “such action is necessary in the national interest.”
Mass layoffs
On Friday, the Pentagon announced that it plans to fire between 5 % and 8 % of its about 950 thousand civil employees in compliance with the directive of the US President, Donald Trump, to adjust the priorities and maximize their efficiency.
The statement said that about 5,400 workers in the trial period are expected to be fired from next week, after which the hiring will be frozen while the personnel needs are evaluated, said the Spanish agency EFE.
The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegesh, has said for how clear it is not to retain people who do not participate in a decisive mission.
