Here is another letter I felt I needed to share. I think we – and that even includes veterans – are so accustomed to being confident that our military is – maybe not perfect – but a stable and reliable defense with which we can sleep better – that we only think about it when it’s budget time. Just as we tend to think about our democracy. It’s time to wake up about both.
Many of their letters are signed by retired General Paul Eaton – this one is only signed by “The Team at VoteVets,” and it is asking for donations (I cut that part).
A Friday night massacre.
Last night, while most of us were logging off and winding down — eating dinner, watching a movie with the kids, or enjoying an evening out with friends — Trump and Hegseth started purging senior Military officers that they deem insufficiently loyal. We’ve been talking about this for months, and last night it finally began.
They started with the Chair of the Joint Chiefs, General CQ Brown. They followed with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General James Slife.
But they didn’t stop there.
Trump and Hegseth also purged the Judge Advocates General for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. JAG officers interpret and determine lawful and constitutional orders. Replacing career JAG officers with loyalists is essential to Trump’s overall goal of a Military dedicated not to the Constitution, but to him alone.
To put it bluntly, our adversaries are popping champagne right now. There is no better outcome for them than the promotion of Trump loyalists over the best and brightest. They know that this move makes our Military weaker.
The real concern is what comes next. Trump has made his intentions clear. He has openly signaled his intent to ignore the Constitution, he has attacked democratic processes and elections for the better part of a decade, and the actions he and Elon Musk have taken over the last four weeks openly defy longstanding Constitutional order.
This is a dangerous moment, and we have to be ready for whatever happens. VoteVets will be standing by.
