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Veterans in Congress demand answers from Hegseth about potential general firings

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Svetlana Shkolnikova

Stars and Stripes • February 21, 2025

 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies Jan. 14, 2024, during his Senate confirmation hearing. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)

WASHINGTON — Six House lawmakers with military backgrounds are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about his reported plans to fire top generals and flag officers.

“There are valid reasons to remove a general or flag officer, but there must be clear, transparent, and apolitical criteria and processes associated with any such dismissal,” the bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote in a letter to Hegseth on Friday.