What Trump’s Purge Could Mean for the Military

Friday, Donald Trump dismissed the president of the chiefs of staff of the Air Force staff CQ Brown. Panelists on Washington week with the Atlantic Joined to discuss what the president’s decision could mean for the US military.

“Trump, in his first mandate, tried to assert the control of the military in a way that went beyond what the commander-in-chief does, not only as a defense for the country against external enemies, but as a tool, potentially, for internal use when he had domestic criticism,” Peter Baker said last night. “Obviously, there is a decision that CQ Brown is not someone [Trump] can trust to make your auctions. »»

Whether the Brown shooting is isolated or the beginning of a “wholesale of the general of the generals”, remains unknown, said Susan Glasser. “Trump clearly said he wanted people who are personally faithful to him, not to the Constitution,” she continued. Trump’s agenda “really suggests a politicization of non -partisan leaders of the American armed forces if the generals are replaced on the basis of the political loyalty perceived towards the president”.

Meanwhile, Trump also aligned with the Vladimir Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine and falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the conflict. The panelists discussed what hides behind President’s pivot towards Putin.

Join the editor -in -chief of The AtlanticJeffrey Goldberg, to discuss it and more: Peter Baker, the main correspondent of the White House for The New York Times; Susan Glasser, editor The New Yorker; Jonathan Lemire, a contributor’s writer to The Atlantic and co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC.

Watch the full episode here.