President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.
Early in his first administration, President Trump noted the general’s “brilliance and fortitude.” And then the president got angry.
Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman ... including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his top aide, Brian Hook, and former national security adviser John Bolton.
The new commander-in-chief fired off the “official notice of dismissal” to four Biden appointees in a midnight social media post, bluntly warning that his team were hunting down even more to throw
US President Donald Trump fired chef Jose Andres from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition after he was seen with Trump's alleged
Pete Hegseth told Milley, a critic of Trump, that he had ordered an investigation to determine whether his rank should be re-evaluated.
If a Republican gave a press conference right now and came out guns blazing on the president, that’s not going to work,” said the first senior GOP Senate aide. “Obviously
Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday canceled the personal security detail assigned to retired Gen. Mark Milley, following his boss President Trump’s decision to revoke protection for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an investigation into retired Gen. Mark Milley to determine whether he should be demoted.
With actions big and small, Trump has spent his first days in office pushing the levers of government – and his unique powers as commander in chief – to target his perceived political enemies both inside and outside the government.
The Diplomatic Security detail was pulled Wednesday for the two former Trump administration officials, three sources said.