The Hidden Agenda Behind Trump Loudly Dropping Diversity Initiatives and Sneakily Embracing Cronyism

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider what the move by the Trump administration to replace Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, someone who is unqualified for the position by the letter of the law says about the administration’s stated concern about diversity initiatives and the hiring of allegedly unqualified people.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-brown-joint-chiefs-of-staff-firing-fa428cc1508a583b3bf5e7a5a58f6acf

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth-gets-snippy-with-reporter-asking-about-underqualified-military-chief-dan-caine/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/18/trump-order-power-independent-agencies-00204798

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hegseth-military-lawyers-firings-roadblocks-1235276960/