Trump plans squad to fire the generals he hates

WEST PALM BEACH — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is looking at ways to make good on his promise to purge the military of “woke” generals—including a draft executive order that would create a “warrior board” to review the conduct of officials and recommend names for firing, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The board, which would consist of retired senior military officials, would have the power to recommend the dismissal of any three- or four-star generals that are deemed “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” a draft of the executive order obtained by the Journal reads. The draft was written by a policy group advising the transition team, a source told the Journal, and is one of many proposals under review. The transition team did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily Beast, and a spokesperson previously declined to comment to the Journal.

On the campaign Trump made his criticisms of the U.S. military leadership a central pillar of his pitch to voters. In October, he floated the idea of creating a task force to identify “woke” generals at a campaign event with former Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a conservative author who was fired by military brass in 2021 for engaging in “prohibited partisan political activity.” Trump also said he would demand resignations from all military officials involved in the pullout from Afghanistan in 2021.