Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost (left) and Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson (right). (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army photos)
The Pentagon delayed recommendations for two female generals to take over top-tier commands last fall for fear the Trump administration would overturn the decision, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, advised against a recommendation to nominate Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, currently head of Air Mobility Command, to take over U.S. Transportation Command; and another for Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, of U.S. Army North, to lead U.S. Southern Command, for fear the Trump White House would replace them with other candidates, the Times said.
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WNU Editor: These Generals were going to be promoted even if Trump won re-election. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper is making this claim, and I am just rolling my eyes in response.
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Trump got awards from people like Jesse Jackson. Trump could have started life as anything, but I think by the early 1990's as concerned as he is with success and making money that he would leave nothing on the table by being a bigot.
Point s why would he go after these people simply for being women? I just do not see it.
Now if they were pushing critical race theory or something, I could see him blocking their promotion.
This story says more about Esper and NYT. It says a little about Trump. It shows, who his enemies are and he is in part defined by them. He is on the right side of history.
They wanted to deprive him of a talking point.
Amp could you expound on what you mean?
Benjamin franklin is alive in me
The Pope is a sisie
Attack
"The U.S. Army has 315 General Officers. Generals (O-7 to O-10) comprise 0.06% of the Army. There is 1 General for every 1600 Soldiers.
The number of Generals is limited by US Code. See 10 U.S. Code § 526 - Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty. The Army is authorized a total of 231 Generals. Additionally the Secretary of Defense can authorize an additional 310 Generals or Flag Officers to"
https://www.quora.com/How-many-generals-are-there-in-the-US-army?share=1
What does it mean? Psychologists say that people can keep track of about 150 other people on a daily basis.
There are over 1,000 generals and admirals. Add in the other federal agencies, White House staff and Congress, I doubt that Trump knew. who these people are. Now Flag officer in charge of major commands is a smaller number, but I think that if Esper is lodging such a serious charge, he needs to bring proof.
Trump is so buried in lawsuits (by design of the Deep state) that he did not have time major command or notto0 know who these people were. I think Trump is a show me the money, show me the results, type of person and not an identity politics type of person like your usual Democrat leader.
On a 1 to 10 scale IMO Esper was below a 4. Now with this latest gratuitous (or keep up the pressure; there are outstanding lawsuits and future political endorsements or run) my opinion of Esper is in the negative end of a -10 to 10 scale.
(Who is Esper carrying water for? Is he getting paid or is it gratis?)
who are you carrying water for
Esper made an extremely stupid and/or partisan comment. It is obvious that Esper is carrying water for Democrats and RINOs.
But I must be over the target seieng as how much flak I am getting from you.
Of all the blogposts today this one hit the mark, you can walk on the flak there is so much.
;)
Is Rush still dead? Good.
Worried about a dead man, you're pretty pathetic.
Oh, I'm just glad he's dead. The sun shone a little brighter yesterday.
Still pathetic
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