{"id":4891,"date":"2026-07-03T15:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4891"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:37:36","slug":"top-general-fired-by-trump-administration-criticizes-use-of-military-for-political-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4891","title":{"rendered":"Top general fired by Trump administration criticizes use of military for political missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            The former top US general whom Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired last year criticized the use of the military for political missions in an op-ed published Friday, pointing to the Trump administration\u2019s deployment of troops to clamp down on crime in major cities.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4889\">What we know about Trump\u2019s July Fourth fireworks event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201c(W)hen presidents use the armed forces for more politically contentious missions, such as addressing domestic crime in cities, the work of the military becomes more fraught,\u201d former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown wrote in Foreign Affairs, along with two other authors: Duke political science professor Peter Feaver and North Carolina lawyer Andrew Kragie.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cResorting to a military solution rather than fixing the underlying incapacity or dysfunction in civilian institutions diverts the military from focusing on its primary combat mission,\u201d the authors continued. \u201cAnd \u2026 it is not the military\u2019s job to save the republic from political impasses. Indeed, if you ask too much of the military, you risk the entire enterprise.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Brown, a retired Air Force general and the second Black man to serve as America\u2019s most senior general, was fired in February 2025, along with Admiral Lisa Franchetti, who was then the chief of the Navy and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The move came as the administration has banned diversity and inclusion efforts across the military and government more generally.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            At the Aspen Ideas Festival last week, Brown also expressed concerns over the administration\u2019s firings of Pentagon officials, saying, \u201cWhat\u2019s starting to happen now is not about merit.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s important we understand that all these people that are being removed are very well experienced and my concern is that the impact it has on those that are still continuing to serve,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAre they going to have a fair opportunity to advance in their career going forth?\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Foreign Affairs article did not directly criticize President Donald Trump or anyone in the current government. In one sentence, the authors mentioned both Trump and former President Joe Biden as having \u201clooked to the military to play a leading role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4883\">US officials attempted to warn Iran of fears that Israel would assassinate mediators<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            But it referred to certain actions carried out by the Trump administration. Since Trump\u2019s return to office, he has expanded the use of the military with the help of Hegseth. Last year, the administration deployed thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines, to crack down on crime in major cities, including Washington, DC, and Los Angeles.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            On Thursday, Hegseth touted the work of the National Guard in Washington amid protesters, whom he called \u201cingrates.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThey can\u2019t see law and order and common sense in front of them, that there\u2019s nothing ideological about this group, there\u2019s nothing political about this exercise,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cLaw and order is something all Americans deserve.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In the op-ed published Friday, Brown and his co-authors also addressed the ongoing celebrations for America\u2019s 250th anniversary and what it means to be patriotic.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cPatriotism means recognizing the promise of America\u2019s founding, the progress of its past, and the potential of a shared future,\u201d the authors wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cService to a cause greater than oneself, a virtue cultivated in military training, is accessible to all regardless of whether they wear the uniform,\u201d they continued. \u201cIn ways big and small, Americans can recognize this milestone of 250 years as a moment to rejuvenate the national interdependence that our founders proclaimed along with independence.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4879\">The nostalgic Midwestern salad that deserves a comeback this summer<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky contributed to this report. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former top US general whom Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired last year offered a sharp criticism of the Trump administration in an op-ed published Friday, pointing to its political use of the military, such as deploying troops to clamp down on crime in major cities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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