{"id":626,"date":"2025-02-22T09:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T14:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/?p=626"},"modified":"2025-02-22T10:17:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:17:25","slug":"release-coalition-applauds-president-trumps-replacement-of-senior-military-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/release-coalition-applauds-president-trumps-replacement-of-senior-military-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Release | Coalition Applauds President Trump\u2019s Replacement of Senior Military Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>PRESS RELEASE<\/h1>\n<p>For Immediate Release<br \/>\nFebruary 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT:<br \/>\nDede Laugesen<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@SaveAmericasMilitary.org\">info@SaveAmericasMilitary.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Coalition Applauds President Trump\u2019s Replacement of Senior Military Officers<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>D.E.I. Hires on Notice: Merit-based Promotion of Warriors Returns<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 In recent days, President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have begun keeping promises made in the course of the campaign and first month of the new presidency to restore the U.S. military\u2019s focus to <em>warfighting<\/em>, instead of the social experimentation and cultural Marxist (Woke) agenda of recent Democratic administrations. The Save America\u2019s Military Coalition salutes the progress being made with the termination of Joint Chiefs Chairman General C.Q. Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti and Coast Guard Commander Admiral Linda Fagan, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Messrs. Trump and Hegseth deserve great credit for recognizing the debilitating effect such individuals and their priorities have had on readiness, retention, recruitment and deterrence and for their courage in promptly taking corrective action.<\/p>\n<p>The Save America\u2019s Military Coalition is particularly gratified by the affirmation such actions represent of its recommendations and those of the larger community of distinguished veterans and other national security practitioners and patriots who have long warned about the damage done to our armed forces by the indoctrination, political commissars and promotions based, not on merit but on fidelity to the toxic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion wrecking operation.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the Coalition takes pride in having produced \u2013 among other contributions to the mandate Mr. Trump received from the American people to restore what Secretary Hegseth has rightly called \u201cthe warrior ethos\u201d to the Pentagon and the armed services \u2013 the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A two-hour long <a href=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/livestreamed-telethon-to-engage-your-senators\/\">video telethon<\/a> on September 27, 2023, entitled \u201cStop the Marxist Takedown of Our Military\u201d aimed at informing and encouraging the U.S. Senate in the performance of its constitutional role as the quality-control institution on military promotions. (Highlights of the over twenty, compelling presentations in opposition to promotions like General Brown\u2019s are <a href=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/highlights-of-the-telethon-to-engage-your-senators\/\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/webinar-americas-military-requires-merit-based-readiness-not-marxist-dei\/\">webinar<\/a> entitled \u201cAmerica\u2019s Military Requires Merit-based Readiness, Not Marxist D.E.I.\u201d And,<\/li>\n<li>A second Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/senate-video-telethon-2-0-supporting-pete-hegseth-opposing-cultural-marxism-in-the-services\/\">video telethon<\/a> \u201cSupporting Pete Hegseth and Opposing Cultural Marxism in the Military.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Save America\u2019s Military Coalition looks forward to supporting further efforts by President Trump, Secretary Hegseth and the Congress to ensure that our men and women in uniform are not only properly led, but provided the resources and capabilities required to provide for the common defense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">##<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACTS:\u00a0 <\/strong>Dede Laugesen, <a href=\"mailto:info@SaveAmericasMilitary.org\">info@SaveAmericasMilitary.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer:<\/b>\u00a0The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of each member\u00a0of the Save America\u2019s Military Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 In recent days, President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have begun keeping promises made in the course of the campaign and first month of the new presidency to restore the U.S. military\u2019s focus to warfighting, instead of the social experimentation and cultural Marxist (Woke) agenda of recent Democratic administrations. The Save America\u2019s Military Coalition salutes the progress being made with the termination of Joint Chiefs Chairman General C.Q. 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