The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, broke a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman remains in place with a new president.
The Supreme Court stands on the horns of a dilemma. If the court rules against the administration, it risks President Trump’s ignoring its decision and thereby obviates the court’s authority and precipitates a constitutional crisis.
In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump did serious damage to America’s soft power by moving to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development and defund the National Endowment for Democracy. Now he seems bent on damaging U.S. hard power, too.
The removal of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top officers has deepened concern among Trump’s critics who fear he intends to impose his politics on the institution.
The Pentagon's firing of top JAG officers sends a 'chilling message' about political interference in military legal affairs, a former JAG said.
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President Donald Trump on Friday fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a widely expected move as the Pentagon braces for workforce cuts.
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President Trump said he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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President Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have outraged the Beltway by dismissing top generals, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown.
President Trump shredded “America’s soft power” by gutting USAID, said Max Boot in The Washington Post. “Now he seems bent on damaging U.S. hard power too.” Hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans last week to cut 5,
President Donald Trump announced he had fired Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and planned to replace him with Air Force lieutenant general.
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has fired Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as his replacement.
Charles Q. Brown Jr., and announced he will nominate a retired ... message through the ranks," Reed said. A shake-up at the Pentagon The staffing announcements come amid a broader shake-up ...
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