By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini
President Donald Trump has fired the United States’ top military officer, Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, in a significant reshuffling of the country’s armed forces leadership.
Gen. Brown, who was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff less than two years ago, had been serving a four-year term.
In a brief statement posted on his Truth Social network, Trump expressed his gratitude toward Gen. Brown for his more than four decades of service to the country.
“I want to thank Gen. Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family,” Trump wrote.
No further explanation was provided for the decision to dismiss the highly regarded general.