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President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post Friday night that he has dismissed Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Charles Brown, who was nominated for the position by Joe Biden in 2023.
Brown was known for his liberal DEI policies, including signing an August 2022 memo from the Air Force touting their “Diversity and Inclusion” goals, which included reducing the number of White males in the Air Force.
According to the New York Times, six Pentagon officials were fired Friday night, which also included Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead the Navy; Gen. James Slife, the vice chief of the Air Force; and the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force.
President Trump’s announcement reads:
I want to thank General Charles “CQ” Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family.
Today, I am honored to announce that I am nominating Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Caine is an accomplished pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and a “warfighter” with significant interagency and special operations experience.
During my first term, Razin was instrumental in the complete annihilation of the ISIS caliphate. It was done in record setting time, a matter of weeks. Many so-called military “geniuses” said it would take years to defeat ISIS. General Caine, on the other hand, said it could be done quickly, and he delivered.
Despite being highly qualified and respected to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the previous administration, General Caine was passed over for promotion by Sleepy Joe Biden. But not anymore! Alongside Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Caine and our military will restore peace through strength, put America First, and rebuild our military. Finally, I have also directed Secretary Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high level positions, which will be announced soon. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth then released the following statement:
This evening the President announced that he intends to nominate Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine, USAF, for the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.
General Caine embodies the warfighter ethos and is exactly the leader we need to meet the moment. I look forward to working with him.
The outgoing Chairman, Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, Jr., USAF, has served with distinction in a career spanning four decades of honorable service. I have come to know him as a thoughtful adviser and salute him for his distinguished service to our country.
I am also requesting nominations for the positions of Chief of Naval Operations and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. The incumbents in these important roles, Admiral Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife, respectively, have had distinguished careers. We thank them for their service and dedication to our country.
We are also requesting nominations for the Judge Advocates General for the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Under President Trump, we are putting in place new leadership that will focus our military on its core mission of deterring, fighting and winning wars.
– Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
News: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Statement on General Officer Nominations https://t.co/GcBIHZ0D8v
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) February 22, 2025
Below is the new Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine.
🚨 BREAKING: Trump is naming Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff – the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/su1lNc0nQe
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 22, 2025
And the officials out the door include:
In addition to DEI, General Brown was also too interested in climate change, voluntarily mentioning it 10 times during his 2023 confirmation testimony. https://t.co/t1Hn2Snp43https://t.co/QautnlXV1X pic.twitter.com/20cTyidtI7
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) February 22, 2025
JUST IN: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth just fired Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of Naval Operations.
President Trump and Hegseth are cleaning house. pic.twitter.com/1HRu2Lh397
— George (@BehizyTweets) February 22, 2025
Getting a ton of DMs from the AFSOC community about a general called James C. Slife. Apparently he prioritizes DEI & his far-left politics above combat readiness and anything else.
Keep em’ coming. These weasels are sure to distance themselves from what they’ve done, but… pic.twitter.com/fZODqL2whs
— Dale Stark (@DaleStarkA10) January 21, 2025
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