Trump and Hegseth continue to remake senior military positions

Published August 24, 2025 5:00am ET



Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was fired from his post this week, making him the latest casualty of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reimagined version of the U.S. armed forces.

In less than a year, the duo has forced out several senior military officers, some of whom Trump had promoted during his first term, who don’t meet the criteria they are seeking from the service chiefs.

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