Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership | CNN Politics
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In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38388581

Simultaneous purging of the chief generals of all three branches.
They are ensuring the military has no cohesiveness to stage a future coup against the Executive Branch, and are replacing all control with their own loyalists.

  • @xyzzy@lemm.ee
    87•1 month ago

    Trying to install loyalists to ensure the military won’t go against him when the time comes

    • @mkwt@lemmy.world
      7•1 month ago

      I believe Senate confirmation goes all the way down to one-star generals and admirals. So he can’t just install new ones overnight.

      • ZamoticEnglish
        20•1 month ago

        He can if the Senate is complicit in his appointments

      • @imvii@lemmy.caEnglish
        2•1 month ago

        I don’t think the old rules will apply much longer. Trump is playing a game the normal US government have never had to deal with. By the time everyone gets up to speed, Trump will have purged anyone that could have done something.

        I think the USA is lost at this point. Damaged beyond repair unless the anti-coup happens soon.