Home > Defense Adviser Quits In Protest Of Trump Admin's Pentagon Purge

News
Defense Adviser Quits In Protest Of Trump Admin's Pentagon Purge

Description

The Defense Business Board is a Pentagon advisory group that has recently undergone a purge at the hands of the Trump administration. Now, one of the survivors of that purge has resigned in protest. Business Insider reports Steve Blank wrote in his resignation letter that President Donald Trump's administration has endangered the nation. My service to the Department of Defense was a service to the country not to a party. I hereby tender my resignation. Steve Blank Former Member, US Defense Business Board Business Insider reports the purge of the Defense Business Board last week followed the removal of most of the Defense Policy Board late last month. The Trump administration has also purged much of the Pentagon's civilian leadership, clearing the way for loyalists to fill top posts. All the vacancies created by the purge are to be filled by Trump loyalists.

Added on the 07/12/2020 19:31:46 - Copyright : Wochit

To customise your video :

Generic export code

More videos on the subject

France Armed Forces Minister meets US Pentagon chief in Paris

France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu welcomes US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin at the Hôtel de Brienne in Paris. IMAGES

07/06/2024 - AFPTV - First images
US defense secretary Austin treated for prostate cancer: Pentagon

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer, the Pentagon says, after he faced criticism for waiting days to inform the White House about his extended hospitalization. SOUNDBITE

09/01/2024 - AFPTV - First images
Putin will succeed in Ukraine if US halts support: Pentagon chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin will succeed in his bid to seize Ukrainian territory if the United States halts support for Kyiv, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says at a Senate hearing on supplemental funding for national security priorities including Ukraine, for which $44.4 billion has been requested. "I can guarantee you that without our support, Putin will be successful," Austin says. SOUNDBITE

31/10/2023 - AFPTV - First images
US Navy intercepts 3 missiles fired from Yemen: Pentagon

A US destroyer "operating in the northern Red Sea" shot down three missiles and several drones launched by Houthi forces in Yemen, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder announces during a press conference. SOUNDBITE

19/10/2023 - AFPTV - First images
Drone strike in eastern Syria kills one US contractor, injures five troops: Pentagon

A US contractor was killed and five American service members, plus another US contractor were injured after a drone struck a military base in northeast Syria, the Pentagon says. "A US contractor was killed and five US service members and one additional US contractor were wounded after a one-way unmanned aerial vehicle struck a maintenance facility on a coalition base near Hasakah in northeast Syria," says Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder. SOUNDBITE

24/03/2023 - AFPTV - First images
Pentagon says 20 countries offering new arms packages for Ukraine

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announces that "20 countries" have offered new arms packages for Ukraine, calling them "welcome announcements" during a briefing from the Pentagon. SOUNDBITE

23/05/2022 - AFPTV - First images