After Deporting Illegal Immigrants, Trump Announces Another Major Decision

Washington (The Uttam Hindu)- US President Donald Trump fired a top US general. Trump announced that he is sacking Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown and appointing Air Force Lieutenant General John Dan Razin-Kane in his place.

Kane has retired from the army. After this, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the Navy Chief and the Air Force Deputy Chief. Trump said on Truth Social that General Kane is a skilled pilot, national security expert. During my first term, he played an important role against ISIS. This was done in record time in just a few weeks. Trump also accused the Biden administration of ignoring General Kane for promotion. Minutes later, Hegseth issued a statement announcing the dismissal of Navy Chief Admiral Lisa Franchetti. He also removed Air Force Deputy Chief General James Slife. He has also decided to remove the Judge Advocate Generals of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

The Pentagon is already bracing for massive layoffs. The Pentagon said it would cut 5,400 jobs as part of President Trump's campaign. The Pentagon will freeze hiring and could eventually reduce its 950,000 civilian workforce by five to eight percent. A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to furlough more than 2,000 U.S. Agency for International Development employees. Meanwhile, a federal judge blocked Trump's sweeping executive order that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equality and inclusion. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept the head of a federal agency that protects government whistleblowers in place