The former fox news host has. Military for years to come,” the new york times reports. His actions, which are without precedent in recent decades, have come with little explanation
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In many cases, they have run counter to the advice of top military leaders who fought alongside the officers in combat, senior military officials said.
Since president donald trump's second term began in january, defense secretary pete hegseth has fired roughly two dozen top generals and admirals — often for political reasons.approximately 20.
This reckless move is clearly part of a larger plan to gut military and government leadership and remake it in trump’s image—compromising national security in favor of political loyalty. Hegseth purges military leaders with little explanation november 7, 2025 at 1:42 pm est by taegan goddard 8 comments “defense secretary pete hegseth has fired or sidelined at least two dozen generals and admirals over the past nine months in a series of ousters that could reshape the u.s