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European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the speed at which it is unraveling has created a crisis of enormous proportions.
The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.
The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base in Cuba.
Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.
Anthony J. Tata, a retired brigadier general, would hold a senior position at the Pentagon.
The president also ordered the Pentagon to end diversity programs, reinstate many service members dismissed for refusing the coronavirus vaccine and create a new missile defense system.
“Those who do not comply will no longer work here,” Pete Hegseth said in a handwritten notice saying diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives were not welcome at the Pentagon.
“Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,” Pete Hegseth, the new defense secretary, told reporters.
The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that mirrors America.
After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million employees.