Tag: military leaders

The ugly motivation behind the White House’s war against inspectors general

There were plenty of problems with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ridiculous speech to the nation’s generals and admirals,…

Maddow Blog | ‘Total waste of money’: Observers question the point of Hegseth’s military gathering

The U.S. generals and admirals who were summoned to listen to bizarre remarks from Donald Trump and Defense…

Trump’s unlawful call for ‘war’ on citizens met with stony silence from generals

President Trump delivered an unprecedented and disturbing call to arms in front of the nation’s top military leaders,…

Trump suggests using US cities as ‘training grounds’ for military

President Donald Trump told a gathering of military leaders Tuesday they should use American cities as “training grounds”…

Hegseth slams ‘fat generals,’ says US officers should resign if they don’t support his agenda

By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives…

Trump will speak at a hastily-called meeting of top military leaders, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak at a hastily-called meeting of top military leaders on Tuesday,…

Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear…

work proceeding on military component of security guarantees

(Reuters) -The chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that work was underway on…

Israel’s military leaders have preliminarily approved next phase of war in Gaza, focusing on Gaza City, official says

Israel’s military leaders have preliminarily approved next phase of war in Gaza, focusing on Gaza City, official says

Mali’s Choguel Maiga charged with embezzlement, remanded in custody

Mali’s former prime minister, Choguel Maiga, has been charged with embezzlement and remanded in custody as the West…