GOP Armed Services Chairs Slam Reports Of Drastic Change To Military Command
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The notable pushback from Trump's supporters comes as the president seeks to slash costs across the entire federal government.
The Republican chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees have issued a rare joint statement pushing back on reported Trump administration plans to dramatically alter U.S. military command structures worldwide in order to save money.
Rep. Mike Rogers (Ala.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.) responded to an NBC News report published Tuesday that suggested President Donald Trump and Pentagon officials were considering giving up the role of NATO supreme allied commander Europe, which has historically been held by an American, abandoning plans to modernize United States Forces Japan, and restructuring all combatant commands.
The pair insisted that any major changes would have to be made in close consultation with Congress and senior military personnel — or else risk imperiling the nation’s security and negotiating power.
“U.S. combatant commands are the tip of the American warfighting spear. Therefore, we are very concerned about reports that claim DoD is considering unilateral changes on major strategic issues, including significant reductions to U.S. forces stationed abroad, absent coordination with the White House and Congress,” Rogers and Wicker said in their statement.
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The notable pushback from Trump's supporters comes as the president seeks to slash costs across the entire federal government.