Trump announced in a Friday night Truth Special post that he had fired Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The ouster of Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., only the second Black general to serve as chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon.
The ouster of Brown, only the second Black general to serve as chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown speaks during a press briefing, April 26, 2024, at the Pentagon in Washington.
Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border Friday to assess the military’s progress in fortifying sections of the wall, coming as the Pentagon rapidly expands its border mission in line with President Donald Trump’s efforts to combat illegal immigration.
President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top-ranking military officer, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. It’s the first of many more job cuts expected with thousands of employees at the Pentagon now on the chopping block.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the leadership shakeup at the Pentagon, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown's firing.
NPR's A Martinez asks Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, about the Pentagon shakeup that included the firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Five former U.S. defense secretaries on Thursday condemned President Donald Trump's "reckless" firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officers and called on Congress to halt any confirmation of their successors.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a very simple explanation for Friday's change in Pentagon personnel. Leavitt was asked during a Tuesday media briefing why President Donald Trump was “naming a replacement for [now-former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] Gen.