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From the Daily Caller: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is reportedly set to can a top general in the Air Force known for his liberal policies, two U.S. officials told CNN Thursday.
Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is reportedly on a list of suggested dismissals provided to congress, according to CNN. The move comes as Trump seeks to make good on his campaign promise to root out “wokeness” in the military.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest-ranking military officer in the entire Armed Forces, also serving as a senior military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council. Hegseth has long advocated for firing “woke” generals, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff specifically.
“First of all, you’ve got to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs,” Hegseth said on the Shawn Ryan Show in November 2024. “But any general that was involved – general, admiral, whatever – that was involved in any of the DEI woke shit has got to go. Either you’re in for warfighting, and that’s it. That’s the only litmus test we care about.”
The report explains that Joe Biden nominated Brown as the chairman in 2023, and he was confirmed after a contentious confirmation hearing, as Republican senators grilled him on his use of racial quotas in hiring decisions for the Air Force.
BREAKING: Pete Hegseth could fire General Charles Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Via: ABC News pic.twitter.com/23rhzQF8gW
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) February 20, 2025
Below is an August 2022 memo from the Air Force, touting their “Diversity and Inclusion” goals, which include reducing the number of White males in the Air Force. Gen. Brown signed off on it.
Read. Hegseth is purging racism from the ranks. pic.twitter.com/jHSxtDIBK0
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) February 20, 2025
In May 2023, then-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre touted that Brown “has been an important voice, helping make our armed forces more inclusive.”
KJP: Gen. Charles Brown “has been an important voice, helping make our armed forces more inclusive, including through the video he recorded three years ago, just after the murder of George Floyd that went viral, and struck a chord with Americans across the street—across the… pic.twitter.com/sybuHQLeDt
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 25, 2023
Brown was the one who greeted Hegseth when he first arrived at the Pentagon, following his confirmation.
PHOTOS: Pete Hegseth, greeted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., arrives at the Pentagon for his first day as Secretary of Defense. pic.twitter.com/bx8FE0dnRX
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) January 27, 2025
Hegseth told reporters, upon arriving at the Pentagon and with Brown standing right there, that President Trump would be issuing executive orders on DEI, transgender service members, reinstating troops kicked out for refusing COVID vax mandate, and an Iron Dome for America.
New Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth standing next to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown tells reporters to expect Trump EOs on DEI, transgender service members, reinstating troops kicked out for refusing COVID vax mandate, and an Iron Dome for America. pic.twitter.com/j4XFLgAtxk
— Eleanor Watson (@ellee_watson) January 27, 2025
BREAKING: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Navy’s top admiral are among the list of officers provided to Congress — indicating that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could fire or remove them from their current jobs, according to officials. https://t.co/a6semZIUN3
— ABC News (@ABC) February 20, 2025
WATCH BELOW as Sec. Hegseth discusses how the U.S. military went ‘woke’ and what it would take to fix it during his interview on the Shawn Ryan show in early November, prior to when he was nominated for Secretary of Defense.
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