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Former Joint Chiefs chair sounds alarm about Trump’s politicization of military
Trump Is Turning the Pentagon Into a Loyalty TestThe Point Is ControlA group of retired senior officers is warning that Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are purging the Pentagon and bending the military toward domestic political theater. Former Joint Chiefs chair Charles Q. Brown Jr. now says the removals are not about merit, and that the service is being pushed away from professionalism and toward partisan obedience.This Was a Decision, Not a DriftThe source tries to keep the language polite, but the power relationship is obvious. Trump fired Brown after returning to office…
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