Ex-US defence chiefs urge congressional hearings on Trump’s military firings

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✍️ Five former US defence secretaries have called for congressional hearings on Donald Trump's firings of several military commanders, citing 'purely partisan reasons' and weakening national security.
👉 Five former US defence secretaries have called for congressional hearings on Trump's firings of military commanders
👉 Trump fired the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen CQ Brown, and other senior military officers
👉 The firings were deemed 'reckless' and 'unjustified' by the former defence secretaries
👉 The letter raises concerns about the politicization of the military and the potential damage to morale and operational capacity
👉 Trump has nominated Dan Caine, a retired three-star lieutenant general, to replace Brown as chair of the joint chiefs

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Trump’s first defence secretary James Mattis among five to express alarm at ‘reckless’ dismissals of top military figuresUS politics live – latest updatesFive former US defence secretaries have demanded congressional hearings on Donald Trump’s firings of several military commanders, including the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, saying it was done for “purely partisan reasons” and weakens national security.The five – including James Mattis, who served as defence secretary during Trump’s first presidency – wrote in a letter that they were “deeply alarmed” by the dismissals, which they said were “reckless” and unjustified by operational reason. Continue reading...
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