@[email protected] to politics English • 10 months agoHow Trump Is Laying The Groundwork For A Coopted Military, Now And In 2025talkingpointsmemo.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down15
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minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink8•10 months agoThe major issue is that it requires a majority in the Senate to confirm officers. He doesn’t get to choose replacements.
minus-square@shalafilinkEnglish1•10 months agoHere’s where I need more info! I understood that the President could fire military officers. But he can’t place them? Maybe just the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Am I wrong on the first statement, the last, both?
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink1•10 months agoSenate approval is needed for any promotion of a military officer. Not sure how much leeway he has to move people around within the same rank.
The major issue is that it requires a majority in the Senate to confirm officers. He doesn’t get to choose replacements.
Here’s where I need more info! I understood that the President could fire military officers. But he can’t place them? Maybe just the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Am I wrong on the first statement, the last, both?
Senate approval is needed for any promotion of a military officer. Not sure how much leeway he has to move people around within the same rank.