Senator Jack Reed, the classification democrat of the Armed Services Committee, said on Sunday that the Friday evening purge of President Donald Trump of the senior leaders of the Pentagon was a threat to the non -partisan nature of the military.
“It was completely unjustified. These men and women were superb professionals. They were engaged in their oath to defend the constitution of the United States. And, apparently, this [Defense Secretary Pete] Hegseth is trying to politicize the Ministry of Defense, and it is not surprising that they put Kash Patel as director of the FBI, who is a supporter, who does not, I think, respect for FBI neutrality traditions, “Reed says in an exclusive interview with the co-year old” this week “by ABC News, Martha Raddatz.
“And now they have turned to DOD, and they want everyone in the DOD to be liable to the president, not to the Constitution,” he said. “They want everyone there to do what they told them, whatever the law.”
On Friday evening, Trump dismissed the president of the Chiefs, the president of the Chiefs, in a controversial move. In addition to Brown, the administration has dismissed other senior officials, including the best admiral in the navy, the head of naval operations Lisa Franchetti.
Senator Jack Reed appears on “this week” on February 23, 2025.
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It was the first time that two members of the heads of joint staff have ended their role.
In an article on social networks, Trump said that he was appointing Lieutenant-General Retired Dan “Razin” Caine to be president of the joint chiefs, who will have to be confirmed by the Senate.
The joint staff chiefs are a group of senior uniform leaders who serve better military advisers to the president and the officials of the Ministry of Defense. The joint staff chiefs were created with the idea that it was apolitical. By design, the four -year mandates of officers intersect two presidents.
Reed said the purge had degraded the army, in particular the dismissal of three best military lawyers.
“What was also surprising on weekends is to fire all the lawyers general of the army. If you are going to break the law, the first thing you do is get rid of lawyers. So we look at a very very dangerous to propel the values of our soldiers and the repercussions are already felt, “he said. “People wondering if they should say, talented leaders, wondering if they should be released. This is the beginning of a very serious degradation of the army and the politicization of the military . “
The retired general George Casey Jr., a former chief of staff of the American army who served under the former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, underlined that the dismissal of Brown could leave the states- Vulnerable united.
The retired general of the army George Casey appeared on “this week”, on February 23, 2025.
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“It is extremely destabilizing at a time when a lot of things happened at the national level and many things abroad. When you withdraw so many senior leaders, especially without justifying and giving a cause because it creates a huge Uncertainty in the ranks, and it is only ‘T has a good thing for the military at a very difficult period, “said Casey.
Trump and defense secretary Pete Hegseth said they would remove the soldiers’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs and that HegSeth alluded that Brown’s dismissal was because of his involvement in these initiatives.
“This is a problem for me, because these leaders followed the legitimate directives of civil leaders of the previous administration, and now we will put the leaders in danger and punish them for following the legal orders of another administration. I mean, give me a break, “said Casey.
However, despite his disapproval of the action of the administration, Casey said that Trump had acted in his rights as president. He added that the shots should have been better explained.
“I can disagree with timing and all that, among these moves, but it is purely, it is considerably in the prerogative of the president. It is his, it is his prerogative. He is the commander In chief of the armed forces, and we follow the directives of, the, our civil leaders, “said Casey.
