Friday Night Massacre in the Military
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/friday-night-massacre-in-the-military
"Friday night, the head of the #JointChiefs of Staff (who is black) & the Navy's top admiral (who is female) were fired, along with the most senior Judge Advocates General ( #JAGS) for the #Army, #Navy, & #AirForce...
Is #DonaldTrump trying to turn the military into a #political weapon...
The Founding Fathers created a #military with civilian leadership to minimize the prospect of a takeover by a military strongman."
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Hegseth is now making good on the opinions that likely got him the job in the first place. On November 7, 2024, in a podcast interview, he said, “First of all, you got to fire the chairman [of the] Joint Chiefs. But any general that was involved—general, admiral, whatever—… in any of the DEI woke shit has got to go.” Hegseth criticized chief of naval operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to serve as the Navy’s top combat officer, in his 2024 book, where he dismissed her as “another inexperienced first.” Hegseth’s baseless insistence that Black people and women can only achieve high rank by scoring what he characterizes as “DEI points” is despicable. And it’s belied by the fact, that Brown and Franchetti both have military experience that far exceeds Hegseth’s. They also have demonstrated commitment to the Constitution and our national security.
There was no legitimate reason for the Friday Night Massacre in the military. It was the slaughter of our integrity, our values, and our security.
We’ve watched the Supreme Court cave to Trump. Congress has folded, at least for now. The press is still trying to appease Trump at the margins to maintain access. But in each of those institutions, there are brave people who continue to try and hold the line until we can get to the point where the country can regain itself. We know that courage can be contagious. Now the question is, what will the military do?](/proxy/post_attachment/1537817/69ace6c1c8.png "Text from article:
Hegseth is now making good on the opinions that likely got him the job in the first place. On November 7, 2024, in a podcast interview, he said, “First of all, you got to fire the chairman [of the] Joint Chiefs. But any general that was involved—general, admiral, whatever—… in any of the DEI woke shit has got to go.” Hegseth criticized chief of naval operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to serve as the Navy’s top combat officer, in his 2024 book, where he dismissed her as “another inexperienced first.” Hegseth’s baseless insistence that Black people and women can only achieve high rank by scoring what he characterizes as “DEI points” is despicable. And it’s belied by the fact, that Brown and Franchetti both have military experience that far exceeds Hegseth’s. They also have demonstrated commitment to the Constitution and our national security.
There was no legitimate reason for the Friday Night Massacre in the military. It was the slaughter of our integrity, our values, and our security.
We’ve watched the Supreme Court cave to Trump. Congress has folded, at least for now. The press is still trying to appease Trump at the margins to maintain access. But in each of those institutions, there are brave people who continue to try and hold the line until we can get to the point where the country can regain itself. We know that courage can be contagious. Now the question is, what will the military do?")