“President Trump fired the country’s senior military officer on Friday after weeks of turmoil at the Pentagon, injecting a political element into selecting the nation’s top military leader,” the New York Times reports.
“Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot known as C.Q. who became only the second African American to hold the chairman’s job, is to be replaced by a retired three-star Air Force general, John Caine, who endeared himself to the president when they met in Iraq six years ago.”
“Joint Chiefs chairmen traditionally remain in place as administrations change, regardless of the president’s political party.”
Washington Post: Trump says he is replacing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
