Military-Politicization

Defense Secretary Revokes General Milley Security Detail in Political Retaliation

| Importance: 9/10

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley’s security detail and clearance, ordering an investigation to determine if Milley should be stripped of his four-star rank. The action targets Milley despite active Iranian assassination threats against him …

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General Milley Appears with Trump at Lafayette Square After Protest Clearing

| Importance: 8/10

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley accompanied President Trump to Lafayette Square for a controversial photo opportunity at St. John’s Church, following a forcible clearing of peaceful protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets. Dressed in military camouflage, Milley’s presence …

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Navy Captain Crozier Fired for Requesting COVID Help for USS Roosevelt Crew

| Importance: 8/10

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly fires Captain Brett Crozier, commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, for sending a letter requesting immediate evacuation of his crew as COVID-19 spreads among nearly 5,000 sailors. Crozier wrote “We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die” in his …

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Trump Fires Lt. Col. Vindman from NSC in Retaliation for Impeachment Testimony

| Importance: 8/10

Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the Ukraine expert on the National Security Council who testified in Trump’s impeachment proceedings, is escorted out of the White House and removed from his NSC position just days after Trump’s Senate acquittal. This unprecedented retaliation follows …

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