Peter Bergen: “Trump wants to remake the Pentagon, so he has full control over it. Of course, he is the chief commander, so it’s his privilege to do so, but he is the first woman to run the navy. By firing black people and Francetti, Trump shows that unquestionable loyalty is a key qualification for these jobs, providing the best military advice to the president, regardless of American domestic politics. It is intended to be an important function of the role rather than to do it…”
“The scar organization from Trump’s past battle with the Pentagon leadership has brought Trump’s intention to take full control of the Department of Defense. Trump will turn ultra-loilist Kash Patel into the powerful Pentagon job I saw that tip in the final months of his first term when I led him. Patel was recently voted by the Senate to become the new FBI director.”
“Trump expects nothing more than Patel-level loyalty of the Pentagon general and top officers. And the Friday night purge of six senior military officers has led to the fact that Hegses has billions in his division. He’s likely just an aperitif, as he’s looking for a dollar cut, and he’ll have to lose a fair number of staff.”
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