The Worst Thing Trump Did on 5/6/25

The weakening of our military.

On Tuesday, the drunk Pete Hegseth announced the Trump Adminsitration would be getting rid of 20% of the Four Star Generals and Admirals in the US military, cut all National Guard generals by 20%, and cut the number of general and flag officers (officers with a rank of one star or higher) in the other military branches by 10%. This will get rid of well over 100 of the top lifetime military leaders.

The man making the decision on who stays and who goes is a drunk incompetent boob whose highest rank was a Major, a full two ranks below a one star general. My guess is he doesn't even understand the complexities and nuances of these ranks, yet he's going to make the decision on who stays and who goes.

This has nothing to do with military preparedness and far more to do with removing military officials who might push back on the military being ordered to open fire on US citizens.  The Trump Administration wants military leaders loyal to him and him alone.

On top of that, the Supreme Court allowed Trump's bigoted transgender ban to be enforced while the court case weaves its way through the Judicial system. Not only does this not bode well for the rights of transgender Americans to be able to serve in the military (the SCOTUS decision was a 6-3 ruling to enforce the ban), but it's just stupid.  You have people who want to serve in the US Armed Forces, people with years of leadership and on-the-job experience that make them a valuable resource, and you're telling them, "We don't want you!"  

I salute all who serve, like I did. Patriotism and love of country have nothing to do with who is President at any given time.  It's unconscionable to punish such loyalty to country.