Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests

A four-minute video appears to have been a turning point for the president and Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the ousted Joint Chiefs chairman.

Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars

The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.

Portrait of General Milley Removed Is From Pentagon

The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.