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.
The president moved on Friday evening to fire C.Q. 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, in a somewhat unprecedented development, is set to be replaced by a retired lieutenant general.
