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| Trump's team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say | |
| 2024-11-14 | |
Members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon.
One of the sources questioned the feasibility of a mass firing at the Pentagon. It was also unclear if Trump himself would endorse the plan, although in the past, he has railed extensively against defense leaders who have criticized him. Trump has also spoken during the campaign of firing "woke" generals and those responsible for the troubled 2021 pullout from Afghanistan. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 Trump should 'turn the knife' in the Generals by wearing 5 stars somewhere on his suit! |
| Posted by: Shuper Clairt5942 2024-11-14 20:38 |
| #6 "Clean out the Augean stables at the bloated, woke-addled Pentagon." Best of luck to you Pete. May you go with God. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2024-11-14 18:05 |
| #5 Trump sent him so he wont have to fire the generals, they will quit. He was sent as an ethics lightning rod. The generals will have to either sign up to support him or not, driving Trump thanking them for their service and letting them go. This will be fun watch the 4 stars call him sir... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2024-11-14 16:49 |
| #4 Several points: 1. When I was in the Navy, I was told that EVERY officer serves at the pleasure of the President. So Trump should have no problem getting rid of anybody. These people are not civil servants. 2. Many years ago, I heard Rush Limbaugh say "The purpose of a military force is to kill people and break things." It is not a social welfare program, or anything like DEI. It should be based solely on merit, not meeting some artificial goals. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2024-11-14 16:44 |
| #3 Simultaneous with, not one before the other. Blitzkrieg! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-11-14 15:38 |
| #2 As you tossing out the DEI teams, install some Civics Teams that open the brave new world to many about those things called the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, given how they have sworn to the latter. Speaking of purges, start with the academies. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-11-14 15:35 |
| #1 Dry those liberal tears! Here's why tattooed Fox News star Pete Hegseth is a genius pick for Trump's Defense Secretary, writes JOSH HAMMER |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-14 09:04 |