Trump loyalty purge roils Pentagon

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The White House’s post-impeachment loyalty purge is creating high-level personnel churn, felling two senior officials this week and raising new questions about Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s waning influence.

The two departures bring to four the number of high-level civilians who have left the Pentagon since February, when the White House installed a new personnel manager charged with identifying officials who aren't considered loyal enough to the president.

The moves are sending a clear signal to the Defense Department leadership that those who aren't viewed as completely on board with the president will either be ousted or passed over for higher positions.

“When they hear [the White House is] looking carefully at people's bona fides, I’m sure they are looking over their shoulder a little bit,” said Arnold Punaro, the former staff director for the Senate Armed Services Committee and a retired Marine Corps major general.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-loyalty-purge-roils-pentagon/ar-BB15FDv5?li=BBnb7Kz

[Turbineguy]

1. Damaging the Department of Defence

is the most valuable thing Trump can do for Putin.

[spanone]

3. along with every other governmental department.

[SoonerPride]

2. He really wants the military to keep him in power if he loses

That’s what these moves signal.

Loyalty to him instead of the rule of law

[uponit7771]

4. +1, Straight out of Putin's play book