Fear of Trump Delayed Promotions of Female Generals

“Last fall, the Pentagon’s most senior leaders agreed that two top generals should be promoted to elite, four-star commands,” the New York Times reports.

“For then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tricky part was that both of the accomplished officers were women…”

“So the Pentagon officials agreed on an unusual strategy: They held back their recommendations until after the November elections, betting that if Joe Biden won, he and his aides would be more supportive of the Pentagon picks than Mr. Trump, who had feuded with Mr. Esper and has a history of disparaging women.”