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#Trump told the #military generals in the audience that the #US government has "brought back the fundamental principle that defending the #homeland is the military's first & most important priority."
"Only in recent decades did politicians somehow come to believe that our job is to police the far reaches of Kenya & Somalia, while America is under invasion from within," Trump said.
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“Are we taking every general & flag officer out of the Pacific right now?” one #US official said. “All of it is weird.”
The orders come as #Hegseth has unilaterally directed massive recent changes at the #Pentagon — including directing that the number of general officers be reduced by 20%, firing senior leaders without cause & a high-profile order to rebrand the #Defense Department as the Department of #War.
Top admin officials also have been preparing a new national #defense strategy that is expected to make * #homeland defense* the nation’s top concern, after several years of #China being identified as the top #NationalSecurity risk to the #UnitedStates. Some officials familiar with the order to travel said they thought that may come up.
So, my copy of “Homeland” got just a bit better. #wilwheaton #corydoctorow#Homeland @pluralistic
So, my copy of “Homeland” got just a bit better. #wilwheaton #corydoctorow#Homeland @pluralistic
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