Trump Fires Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown as Joint Chiefs Chairman, Who Pushed DEI in Air Force

President Donald Trump on Friday evening fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, who was put in place by former President Joe Biden and pushed diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Air Force.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social:
I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ 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.
Brown’s first term as chairman was for a four year term, through 2027. However, the president is free to replace the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — who serves as his top military adviser — whenever he wants.
The firing represents a promise kept by Trump, who vowed to fire “woke generals.”
Brown famously filmed a video amid the George Floyd riots sweeping the nation, in which he called Floyd’s death “tragic,” and said that he was “full of emotion.”
As chief of staff of the Air Force, he also pushed to get more African American and other minorities as officers by telling commanders to recruit more for the “applicant pool” so as to get around explicitly calling for racial quotas.
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