Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown Jr. speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon on July 25, 2024. AFP via Getty Images. Still, Caine was confirmed with some bipartisan ...

The dismissal of Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was startling, if not unexpected, at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term.

Hegseth rejects scrutiny of Trump’s Joint Chiefs pick. The abrupt firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and six other Pentagon leaders has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats and military experts.

Among those targeted in the purge of military brass was Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s most senior military officer.

Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown took to social media to express his gratitude for his military career after President Donald Trump relieved him from his position as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Hegseth fires several top military attorneys 03:07. President Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making ...

TRUMP FIRES CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS, GEN. CQ BROWN “This is a reflection of the president wanting the right people around him to execute the national security approach we want to take ...

FILE - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown speaks during a press briefing, April 26, 2024, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) AP. By .