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Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup
President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of U.S. military leadership.
Trump fires top US general CQ Brown in shake-up at Pentagon
US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the country, as part of a major shake-up of top military leadership.
Trump administration fires raft of top military officers in unprecedented purge
Trump removed the military's top officer without explanation as the defense secretary purged the Pentagon's top ranks of five uniformed leaders.
Obama fired top military officers to align Pentagon with his policy vision, now Trump set to do the same
President Obama fired top generals and commanders who did not align with his vision over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and now Trump is set to do the same.
Trump Fires Nation's Top Military Officer in Late-Night Pentagon Purge
Trump fired the military's most senior officer in a Pentagon purge that removed six senior officials, including the Navy's top officer and key military lawyers.
Trump Dismisses Top U.S. Military Officials in Unprecedented Pentagon Overhaul
President Donald Trump has executed a significant overhaul of the U.S. military’s top leadership, dismissing Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with five other senior military officials.
The Pentagon’s Friday night massacre
FRIDAY NIGHT MASSACRE — Last night, Trump ousted General C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It marked “an ...
Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers, backlash builds to Trump downsizing effort
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Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs ...
Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake-up
The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to align ...
Trump wants attack subs. The rest of the $50 billion Pentagon budget shuffle is a question mark for the Navy.
Pentagon leadership is talking about taking funds from legacy programs for Trump's priorities. Beyond attack subs, there's ...
Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...
Trump Pushes Out Top U.S. General, Nominates Retired Three-Star
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would replace the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown ...
'Ready, fire, aim': Trump fires American military leaders
On a busy Friday night, President Trump fired the senior officer in the U.S. military while the courts put up new roadblocks on parts of his agenda. Plus - we're starting to see voters turning up the ...