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Trump Is Vetting Top General Nominees. Loyalty Test?
President Donald Trump is now meeting with four-star general nominees personally, a notable departure from past practices that raises ethical concerns about the further mingling of political roles within the military's highest ranks.
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... A White House spokesperson confirmed Trump's meetings with candidates to be promoted with a fourth star, saying the meetings are meant to vet the officers' qualifications -- a claim that some experts are skeptical of and the president's allies praise as a much needed change. "President Trump wants to ensure our military is the greatest and most lethal fighting force in history, which is why he meets with four-star general nominees directly to ensure they are warfighters first -- not bureaucrats," Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson, told Military.com in an emailed statement. ...
"President Trump wants to ensure our military is the greatest and most lethal fighting force in history, which is why he meets with four-star general nominees directly to ensure they are warfighters first -- not bureaucrats," Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson, told Military.com in an emailed statement. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 09:15 PM | Reply
imo ...
Pres Trump: would you be willing to use the military against Americans?
General: Yes.
Pres Trump: OK, you have the position.
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 09:17 PM | Reply
When 2028 comes around and Trump refuses to have federal elections, he will need to be in full control of the military.
#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-31 09:20 PM | Reply
Loyalty to the President is more important than loyalty to the Nation and the People.
That's the lesson of Trumpism so far; authoritarian control over democracy.
And Trumpers love having someone to tell them what to think and say.
#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-31 09:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
@#4 ... Loyalty to the President is more important than loyalty to the Nation and the People. ...
That is how it seems with all the appointees of Pres Trump.
And now Pres Trump seems to be extending that to the military.
#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 09:44 PM | Reply
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