Trump’s Military Shuffle: Expertise Out, Loyalty In, Logic Out
In the Trump sequel nobody asked for but everyone’s now starring in, decades of military know-how went poof faster than your Tinder matches. From Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck’s mysterious exit to Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse’s 'loss of confidence'—Pentagon code for 'weird vibes'—the purge is real. Gen. Charles 'CQ' Brown Jr., NSA’s Tim Haugh, Admirals Franchetti and Fagan, plus a Star Trek-worthy roster like Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore and Rear Adm. Jamie Sands have all been shown the door. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth waves off concerns, emphasizing Trump’s divine right to swap out braincells for bootlickers, dragging DEI and 'wokeness' into the firing squad. Sen. Mark Warner dubbed it 'intelligence as a loyalty test,' which sounds less like national security and more like a bad reality show. Buckle up: American generals now might need LinkedIn profiles dated post-Trump to avoid red flags.
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When loyalty tests replace military smarts, expect Gen. IQ to plummet faster than stock prices in a bear market. Trump’s military: where experience is out, yes-men are in, and 'loss of confidence' is Pentagon-speak for 'Karen complained again.'
Watching Trump’s military clearhouse like a Yelp review gone rogue: 'Would not recommend. Too many experts fired, replaced by fanboys. One star.'
Forget Top Gun, call it Top Gone: where generals retire early, get fired faster than you can say 'woke,' and Pete Hegseth’s the new casting director for American Idol Army Edition.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/27/2025 | Author: Colin Demarest
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