US EditionArmy secretary praises general who was fired by Hegseth
- On Thursday, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and bipartisan lawmakers praised former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced him to retire earlier this month.
- Hegseth abruptly forced George to retire without providing a rationale, leaving senior Army leadership caught off guard; the firing followed reported clashes over Hegseth's decision to block promotions of four Army officers.
- Driscoll emphasized his respect for George's "42 years of service" and visited him immediately after learning of the forced resignation. House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole called the former general "an outstanding general officer" and "a great patriot."
- Democrat Rep. Case criticized the firing as "humiliatingly and cruelly" executed, telling Driscoll it compounded "morale, uncertainty and distrust." Republican Rep. Steve Womack expressed regret over the circumstances of George's departure.
- Gen. Christopher LaNeve replaced George as Army chief of staff after serving as Hegseth's senior military assistant. Driscoll defended civilian leadership's right to "pick the leaders that they want" while praising LaNeve as a patriotic officer with 35 years of service.
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Army secretary praises general who was fired by Hegseth
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll strongly praised an Army chief who was fired earlier this month by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but conceded that civilian leadership of the military gets “to pick the leaders that they want.”
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