Defense deputy chief of staff latest Pentagon official to resign

[Nevilledog]

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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/525832-defense-deputy-chief-of-staff-latest-pentagon-official-to-resign

The deputy chief of staff for the secretary of Defense has resigned, a Department of Defense (DOD) official confirmed to The Hill Friday.

Deputy chief of staff Alexis Ross is the latest in a series of Pentagon officials stepping down this week after President Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper.

Ross's resignation follows the departures of the Pentagon's top policy official James Anderson, the agency's top intelligence official Joseph Kernan and Esper's chief of staff Jen Stewart. All three submitted letters announcing their resignations Tuesday, effective immediately.

CNN first reported Ross’s resignation Thursday evening.

The exits, which came after Trump fired Esper via Twitter Monday, have raised fears that the administration is looking to quickly fill the Pentagon with loyalists who can help push through controversial executive actions in the final weeks of Trump’s presidency.

Sources reportedly told CNN’s Jake Tapper Monday after Esper’s firing that the White House is apparently focused on pushing out Esper’s under secretaries after Esper and his team argued against the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

The DOD confirmed Wednesday that acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller hired a senior adviser who has frequently pushed for the immediate removal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor “will be serving as a Senior Advisor to the Acting Secretary of Defense. Mr. Macgregor’s decades of military experience will be used to assist in the continued implementation of the President’s national security priorities,” a Pentagon spokesperson told The Hill.

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[Stallion]

1. Termination by the Trump Administration Enhances their Resume

[NightWatcher]

2. At this point I won't look down on them for staying to make sure he doesn't blow up something

If you rode until the end, stay for 60 more days to watch the shop for us.

[OneBlueSky]

3. he's trying to cripple the entire government in order to kill what he sees as the "Deep State" . . .

"which comprises legions of political appointees, career civil servants and powerful private contractors who run the government no matter who sits in the Oval Office. No matter which political party controls Congress. And, no matter what is the will of the American people. No matter who's in power, they exert control. Oftentimes, the liberal media effectively operates as the propaganda arm of the Deep State."

from Exposing the Deep State, a publication of Judicial Watch, September, 2017 . . .

he actually believes this stuff . . . and he believes that this Deep State stole the election from him . . . so he's on a revenge campaign to dismantle something that doesn't exist; what he's actually doing is dismantling the federal government, one department at a time . . . it boggles the mind . . .

[lindysalsagal]

4. Just so that he can say to his base: "I fulfilled my promise...blah blah blah"

He's tearing down our government institutions. And we're not stopping him.