Exclusive: Trump’s Stunning Firing of General CQ Brown Sends Shockwaves Through the Military!
US President Donald Trump fired General CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and announced the nomination of Air Force Lieutenant General Dan ‘Razin’ Caine to fill the position.
In a post on TruthSocial, President Trump thanked General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to the country and wished him and his family well in the future.
According to the US Department of Defence, General CQ Brown will become the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1, 2023. Prior to becoming chairman, General Brown was the 22nd Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the country’s highest-ranking military officer and the primary military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defence, and National Security Council.
Brown was only the second black general to serve as chairman, and he dealt with the conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East during his tenure.
Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth had criticised Brown in one of his books, questioning whether he was appointed chairman because of his skin colour.
“Was it due to his skin colour? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but there will always be doubt — which appears to be unfair to CQ. But since he has made the race card one of his most important calling cards, it doesn’t really matter,” Hegseth wrote.
Trump announces LG Caine as chairman pick
Trump also announced the nomination of Lieutenant General Dan Caine to succeed Brown.
He stated, “Today, I am honoured to announce that I am nominating Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Caine is a skilled pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and “warfighter” with extensive interagency and special operations experience.
