Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blamed Democrats for “mischaracterizing” the firing spree carried out by President Donald Trump at the Pentagon and said on Sunday that the military’s top brass was not at risk of political reprisals.
Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the chief of the Navy and vice chief of the Air Force.
Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, chief of the Navy and vice chief of the Air Force.
But Obama also sacked Mike Flynn, now a retired lieutenant general, after Flynn gave an interview claiming that he felt like the broader Obama administration did not take the threat of Islamic extremism seriously.
Caine, who has never served in any of the roles stipulated by the US Code as the bench for promotion to chairman of the Joint Chiefs, will require a special waiver by the president to take on the position.
