Sen.Slotkin "Sec. Hegseth fired over 20 top generals and admirals, including a top Army general who served 7 presidents

[Swede]

This is getting bad.

Sec. Hegseth fired over 20 top generals and admirals, including a top Army general who served 7 presidents this week.

Purging generals to settle personal or political vendettas is what happens in China or Russia, not America.

I broke down why this is dangerous back in November:

— Senator Elissa Slotkin (@slotkin.senate.gov) 2026-04-03T17:39:36.435Z

[LisaL]

1. How is America any better right now

than China or Russia?

[JBTaurus83]

2. In fact I'd argue we are worse when it comes to China

At least they believe in science and modernization. I get annoyed with all of the “This is not America” crap. First of all, that’s not the name of our country, secondly, yes it is the United States. Our sexist, racist, xenophobic, transphobic population re-elected a demented criminal and rapist, and installed Christian nationalists to all branches of our government. I hate to tell the senator, but, this IS the USA. Sometimes looking in a mirror isn’t very fun.

[pwb]

3. Our Defense Secretary stuffs an American flag handkerchief in his coat pocket,

No doubt he blows his nose in it too.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Soon to be renamed from the Department of War to the

Department of Shits and Giggles.

[returnee]

5. An incompetent asshole is diminishing the military...

…by removing our most competent leaders. What could possibly go wrong?

Forgive me, but I don’t believe this is about Hegseth’s Christian nationalist baloney. I think he’s taking orders from Putin, whose entire purpose is to destabilize the US.