President Donald Trump has fired the “woke” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who pushed so-called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) in the Air Force.
Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, has been officially fired, according to Trump.
The president made the announcement in a surprisingly cordial post on Truth Social, writing: “I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family.”
Brown was not even through his first four-year term as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, which would have ended in 2027, but the president is free to replace the chairman whenever he wants. The chairman is the top military adviser for the president.
This is yet another promise kept by Trump, as he vowed on the campaign trail to fire all of the “woke generals.”
Brown is most definitely one of the culprits of wokeness in the military, as he has pushed for taking applicants based on race while serving as chief of staff of the Air Force. According to Breitbart News, “As chief of staff of the Air Force, he also pushed to get more African American and other minorities as officers by telling commanders to recruit more for the ‘applicant pool’ so as to get around explicitly calling for racial quotas.”
Hallelujah.
Trump fired an abject racist in CQ Brown.
There is no room for racism in our military.
Don't believe me?
See the letter he signed below. https://t.co/n3BsTBxUeN pic.twitter.com/hI8FvcknXy
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) February 22, 2025
He also famously published a video during the George Floyd riots calling the career criminal’s death “tragic” and declaring that he was “full of emotion.”
While Brown was serving as chief of staff of the Air Force, Trump’s nominee for undersecretary of the Air Force, former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, was fired from his Space Force command allegedly as retaliation for publishing a book on the spread of Marxism within the military and discussing that book during a podcast appearance.
Trump has also announced that Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine will be replacing Brown. The president got to know Caine during his first term while ordering the military to eliminate ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
“Today, I am honored to announce that I am nominating Air Force Lieutenant General Dan ‘Razin’ Caine to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Trump wrote. “General Caine is an accomplished pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and a ‘warfighter’ with significant interagency and special operations experience.”
“During my first term, Razin was instrumental in the complete annihilation of the ISIS caliphate. It was done in record setting time, a matter of weeks. Many so-called military ‘geniuses’ said it would take years to defeat ISIS. General Caine, on the other hand, said it could be done quickly, and he delivered,” he added.
“Despite being highly qualified and respected to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the previous administration, General Caine was passed over for promotion by Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump continued. “But not anymore! Alongside Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Caine and our military will restore peace through strength, put America First, and rebuild our military.”
Trump also revealed that he had requested that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth solicit nominations for five more high-level positions, noting that those nominees would be announced “soon.”
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he concluded.
( @realDonaldTrump – Truth Social Post )
( Donald J. Trump – Feb 21, 2025, 7:30 PM ET )I want to thank General Charles “CQ” Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an… pic.twitter.com/RxPBnFG1aa
— Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) February 22, 2025
