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Pentagon firing spree, Musk's chainsaw, and a 'furious' Truth Social rant | LBC analysis
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5:58Now PlayingPresident Trump has fired his top US general in what's been described as an unprecedented shake-up at the Pentagon.
Charles Brown, the highest ranking military officer in the United States, was only the second black general to serve as chairman of the American military.
"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," Trump posted on social media.
He announced the firing of five other top officers in sweeping and unprecedented reforms late on Friday.
This comes after Musk attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with Argentina Prime Minister Javier Millei on Thursday, where he appeared in a MAGA hat holding up a chainsaw - representing the cuts he was making to the federal government.
A chainsaw-wielding Elon Musk accused Volodymyr Zelenskyy of running a 'fraud machine feeding off dead soldiers' in a fresh attack on the Ukrainian leader.
LBC's Washington Correspondent Simon Marks analyses this week in American politics.
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