Presidents often start building a Pentagon to their liking shortly after taking office. That the present commander-in-chief would do the same should be no surprise.
So, when President Donald Trump gave Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General C.Q. Brown his walking papers, it was the inevitable management action of a new executive who wants a Department of Defense (DOD) in line with his national security vision. Trump is not interested in the touchy-feely, faux-warrior presence of the woke world of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As one of the proponents of DEI in the military, Brown’s presence as the leader of the uniformed military was inconsistent with both the president’s and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s worldview.