23 minutes agoSecretary Hegseth defends downloads to Pentagon: There will be more after
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth insists that the sudden dismissal by President Donald Trump of the country's top military officer amid a wave of dismissal at the Pentagon was not unusual and he suggested further dismissals could occur. Nothing about this is unprecedented”, the secretary said. [...]
Nothing about this is unprecedented”, Secretary Hegseth said, talking about the departure of CQ General Brown Jr. From the post of chief of general staff.
The president deserves to choose his team of top national security advisers”, he said.
Secretary Hegseth stressed that there are many presidents who made changes, citing former commanders general like Franklin D. Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama. Former President Obama, said Secretary Hegseth, “fired or released hundreds of” military officials.
Secretary Hegseth was also asked about officials who can compile lists of other defence officials planning to download. He said there were no lists, but suggested more downloads could indeed follow.
“We have a very keen look at military leadership and their readiness to pursue legal order. Joe Biden gave legal orders. Many of them are really not positive. Things such as restrictions on COVID vaccine “erryen” the ideological military”, said Secretary Hegseth.
President Trump has given another set of legal orders and they will be followed. If not followed, then those officers will head for exit”, he added. /euronews
