Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership | CNN Politics
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In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38388581

Simultaneous purging of the chief generals of all three branches.
They are ensuring the military has no cohesiveness to stage a future coup against the Executive Branch, and are replacing all control with their own loyalists.

  • danekrae@lemmy.world
    231·
    1 month ago

    Whenever one of that countries millions of morons would defend all those fucking guns they have, it is for this exact reason they say.

    “iF ThE gOvErNMeNt OvErStEpS”, against drones, jets and tanks…

    • earphone843English
      22·
      1 month ago

      Remember that the US military is absolute garbage at fighting against guerilla tactics.

      I don’t think we have long before Trump starts going after personal gun ownership, and that’s when those folks will be crucial.

      • 0000011110110111i@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 month ago

        But “those folks” overwhelmingly voted for him, so don’t expect much from them. They’ll suddenly believe that 2nd Amendment is DEI because daddy said says so.