Jason Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Promotions for Female Generals Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump’s Reaction - The New York Times NYTI.MS Under a Biden administration, the nominations are expected to go from the Pentagon to the White House within weeks and then to the Senate for approval. Quote Last fall, the Pentagon’s most senior leaders agreed that two top generals should be promoted to elite, four-star commands. For the defense secretary at the time, Mark T. Esper, and Gen. Mark A. Milley, then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tricky part was that both of the accomplished officers were women. In 2020 America under President Donald J. Trump, the two Pentagon leaders feared that any candidates other than white men for jobs mostly held by white men might run into turmoil once their nominations reached the White House. Mr. Esper and General Milley worried that if they even raised their names — Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost of the Air Force and Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson of the Army — the Trump White House would replace them with its own candidates before leaving office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 but he loved the troops i thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, Firewithin said: but he loved the troops i thought Only the white male troops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 And yet he was trusted with the nuclear codes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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