Trump’s Firings Challenge Military Tradition

Trump’s Firings Challenge Military Tradition

A Historic Test of Military Loyalty and Constitutional Duty President Donald Trump gave no specific reason for firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff less than halfway through Brown’s four-year term in office. Nor did he give an explanation for similarly ousting other senior military leaders, including the only women ever to lead the Navy and the Coast Guard, as well as the military’s top three lawyers – t…