Five former U.S. defense secretaries expressed serious concerns over President Trump's recent firings of senior military leaders, viewing them as reckless and a potential threat to national security. In a rare joint letter, they called on Congress to conduct immediate hearings to examine the ramifications of these dismissals, which included prominent figures like Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and Adm. Lisa Franchetti. The ex-secretaries warned that politicizing the military could deter talented individuals from military service and emphasized Congress's role in oversight to hold the president accountable for these actions.
The five former defense secretaries urged Congress to hold Mr. Trump to account for these reckless actions and to exercise fully its constitutional oversight responsibilities.
They asked that the House and the Senate hold immediate hearings to assess the national security implications of Mr. Trump's dismissals.
Mr. Trump's dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration's desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the president's power.
Talented Americans may be far less likely to choose a life of military service if they believe they will be held to a political standard.
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