NonilexFeb 23, 2025

In firing Gen #CQBrown, the chair of the #JointChiefs of Staff in the Fri night purge at the #Pentagon, #Trump did not publicly give a reason. In fact, the 4-star fighter pilot w/40yrs of service was at the #border tending to one of Trump’s priorities…

But, Trump advisers point to a video that Gen Brown recorded in the days after #GeorgeFloyd was killed by a police officer in May 2020, an act that sparked a #SocialJustice movement.
#USpol #law #FreeSpeech #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/us/politics/trump-cq-brown-george-floyd.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests

A four-minute video appears to have been a turning point for the president and Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the ousted Joint Chiefs chairman.

The New York Times
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In the 4-min video, Gen #CQBrown reflected on his experiences as an African American pilot in the Air Force.

The killing of #GeorgeFloyd also blew up the relationship between #Trump & General Brown’s predecessor, Gen. Mark A. #Milley.

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Show threadNonilexFeb 23, 2025

Days after #GeorgeFloyd’s murder, Gen. #Milley, wearing his Army fatigues, accompanied #Trump in a walk across Lafayette Square near the White House for a photo op after an *aggressive* [brutal] clearing of a peaceful #demonstration. Milley was widely criticized for allowing Trump to drag him into #politics.

Milley publicly apologized, saying, “I should not have been there.”

Trump was furious. “Why’d you do that?” he asked Milley, per Trump ofcls at the time.

#law #FreeSpeech #WhiteSupremacy

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The two were already at odds over #Trump’s desire to use the #InsurrectionAct to deploy active duty #troops to rein in the protesters, a move that Gen #Milley & then #Defense Secy Mark Esper had vehemently opposed.

Trump would never trust either man again.

Trump would later fire Esper (by tweet). As for Gen Milley, Trump would eventually suggest he should be put to death.

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And after #Trump returned to power, #Milley’s & #Esper’s portraits were removed from the walls of the #Pentagon.

It is unclear whether Gen #CQBrown will get a portrait of his 1 year & 4 months as the #JointChiefs chair. Trump has not publicly criticized Gen Brown, whom he is seeking to replace w/the retired 3-star Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, another fighter pilot.

#USpol #law #authoritarianism #autocracy #military #WhiteSupremacy

Show threadNonilexFeb 23, 2025
#PeteHegseth, #Trump’s new #defense secy, had questioned whether Gen #CQBrown was selected as the #JointChiefs chair because he was Black & said on a podcast in Nov that he should be fired over the #military’s #diversity efforts.
In his book,Hegseth wrote of Brown’s promotion:“Was it because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt—which on its face seems unfair to CQ. But since he has made the race card one of his biggest calling cards, it doesn’t really much matter.”
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@Nonilex fuck the drunk.
Feb 25, 2025 at 2:54amWeb