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Trump, Pentagon and fire General Brown

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.

The New York Times · 12h

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, broke a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman remains in place with a new president.

Wall Street Journal on MSN · 10h

Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul

The nominee to replace Gen. CQ Brown, the second Black officer to serve in the Pentagon’s senior military post, is a retired Air Force general.

Pentagon’s Fri. night massacre

Politico · 13h

Playbook: 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 unprecedented shakeup of the Pentagon’s top brass that will trigger ripple effects throughout the military,” our Jack Detsch and Paul McLeary write in their ledeall.

Raw Story on MSN · 1d

Trump's ‘Friday night massacre’ sent a stark message that 'could not be clearer': expert

The White House’s unprecedented decision to oust C.Q. Brown as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with other top military leaders triggered a Trump-era “Friday night massacre” that sent an ominous message to the rest of the U.

Alternet on MSN · 22h

'Absolute insanity': Trump sparks widespread outrage after 'Friday Night Massacre'

On Friday night, February 21, the Pentagon was rocked by a major bombshell when President Donald Trump fired Gen. C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump, on his Truth Social platform,

The Pentagon, probation

Reuters · 1d

Pentagon says it will start firing 5,400 probationary civilian employees next week

The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation, the first moves by President Donald Trump's administration at the department to make good on its promise to reduce the federal workforce.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week

The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Pentagon to fire 5,400 civilian employees in ‘initial’ purge

The dismissals will begin next week, officials said, and could expand to include tens of thousands of other workers throughout the Defense Department.

Pentagon announces it plans to fire 5-8% of civilian workforce

The Pentagon announced Friday it plans to ultimately fire five to eight percent of the military’s approximately 950,000 ...

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With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory

The removal of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top officers has deepened concern among Trump’s critics who fear he intends to ...

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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, ...

Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers, backlash builds to Trump downsizing effort

At a town hall meeting in Georgia, Republican Rep. McCormick heard catcalls and boos from voters as he tried to defend Musk's ...

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Hegseth's Pentagon Shakeup Could Remove Female Military Leaders

High-ranking military officials may face removal as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considers leadership changes.

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REBECCA GRANT: Here's how the Pentagon purge can succeed

Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute and a military expert, writes that the sacking of key Pentagon ...

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Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership

In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general ...

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 ...

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