Trump Fires Coast Guard Chief, First Woman To Lead Branch Of U.S. Military
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The firing comes amid Trump’s pledge to reshape the U.S. military and rid the nation of what he calls “woke” generals.
President Donald Trump fired the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday, removing the first woman to lead a branch of the American military.
The Trump administration removed Admiral Linda Fagan, a four-star admiral who was sworn in in 2022. She first graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1985.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman thanked Fagan for her “long and illustrious career” in a message sent to Coast Guard units on Tuesday morning. But DHS later criticized Fagan’s work. Her removal was first reported by Fox News.
“She was terminated because of leadership deficiencies, operational failures and inability to advance the strategic objectives of the U.S. Coast Guard,” the department said in a statement to news outlets.
The agency went on to say the Coast Guard had failed to stop “fentanyl and other illicit substances” from entering the country, according to The New York Times. Fagan was also criticized for what the Trump administration called an “excessive focus” on diversity programs.
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