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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, Is HegsDEATH Summoning All the Top Brass
to kiss Trump's ring (by swearing allegiance and obedience) or his ass?
'Confusion and alarm' at Pentagon as Hegseth summons top brass to impromptu meeting - Rawstory via MSN
The order, which comes from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, "applies to all senior officers with the rank of brigadier general or above, or their Navy equivalent, serving in command positions and their top enlisted advisers."
According to The Washington Post, the demand is "sowing confusion and alarm," particularly given the administration's indiscriminate firing of several top military leaders in its first 100 days in office.
PCIntern
(28,592 posts)Hoo the fuck nose?
Attilatheblond
(9,243 posts)is NOT a sound idea.
There are officers below Flag Level who could have very fascist leanings and as nuts as the idiots in the Trump Mob. Clearing out the flag officers who 'hold the zealots back' could well spell disaster for democracy.
Sane security procedures would NEVER allow all those flag officers to be in one place at one time, too big a target! This has the smell of a coup.
B.See
(8,867 posts)Of what, TBD.
SmittyWerben
(830 posts)This is described in Project 2025. Get rid of top tier personnel who are not loyal to the White House.
B.See
(8,867 posts)brakester
(623 posts)Thanks!
ananda
(35,514 posts)And to the Russians for which he serves...
B.See
(8,867 posts).... perhaps?
C_U_L8R
(49,534 posts)Might be a purge but it will flop, like most inadequate Trump efforts.
Brass may want to bring their sidearms.
Johonny
(26,617 posts)And the top brass doesn't respect him and thus he needs to show dominance that they won't feel.
Wifes husband
(758 posts)B.See
(8,867 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:03 PM - Edit history (1)
the more accurate prediction. Trump is prepping for war. Only not against FOREIGN adversaries.
Trump tells Hegseth to use inner cities as military 'training grounds' for war - Rawstory
Training grounds my ass.
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