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Deep Dive Loyalty Over Leadership: Trump’s Military Power Play

How political loyalty and Project 2025 are redefining the U.S. armed forces.

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Marie Riverton
Jan 30, 2025
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President Donald Trump’s second term has rapidly ushered in sweeping changes to U.S. civil-military relations, sparking intense debate at home and abroad. From the removal of General Mark Milley’s portrait from the Pentagon, the dismissal of Admiral Linda Fagan, the deployment of active-duty troops to the southern border, the revocation of security clea…

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