Five former Defense secretaries On Thursday, on Thursday, he published letters attacked by President Donald Trump, which he dismissed the president of the joint staff chiefs and other senior officials.
In an open letter published on Thursday, former defense secretaries James Mattis, Leon Panetta, Lloyd Austin, Chuck Hagel and William Perry Called Congress Hold direct hearing on Trump’s recent shootings by the President of the Common Chief of General CQ CQ and several other high military leaders.
They said that the senators should “refuse to confirm” any new nominations for the DOD in response to shooting.
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Five former defense secretaries have criticized President Donald Trump in a letter to the release of the president of the joint head of the headquarters and other high military officers. (Andrew Hardik/Getty Images)
The letter claimed that Trump’s actions were undermined “by our all-well-known force and weakened our national security,” and they accused the president of trying to turn the apolitical US army into a partisan policy instrument and the use of shooting, which extends to the lawyers of top army, navy and aviation forces.
All the secretaries of the defense, but one, James Mattis, served in democratic administration.
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Trump announced late on Friday, but his administration has yet to clarify in detail what caused an unprecedented earthquake, which also included the rejection of the boss boss navyAdmiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to run military service.
All except one of the former secretaries of defense who wrote a letter to President Trump, they worked in democratic administration. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)
CQ Brown Air Force General was only another black officer who became president of the joint boss and was less than half of his four -year term when they released him.
“Mr. Trump’s dismissals ask worrying questions about the desire of administration to politicize the army,” they wrote. “Therefore, like many Americans – including many troops -, therefore, to conclude that these leaders are released for purely partisan reasons.”
Fox News Digital spoke to the White House for comment on the letter.
Former defense secretaries called on Congress to hold hearing to “assess implications on national security” Trump’s release. Republicans have a majority in both chambers.
The President of the Common Heads of Staff General CQ Brown was released even for his four -year term under Trump’s administration. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
The letter warned that the Pentagon actions could distract Americans to choose a life in the military, if their career was evaluated through the lens of partisan policy. This could also have a cooled effect on the “Truth on power” speech, they warned.
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“We write to ask the US Congress to hold Mr. Trump to explain these reckless actions and to fully perform his responsibilities of constitutional supervision,” they wrote.
Fox News’ Liz Friden and Reuters contributed to this report.
