President Donald Trump on Friday terminated Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the country’s highest-ranking military officer, from his position. Brown Jr.'s dismissal comes amid a wave of administration shakeups as part of the president's crusade to reshape the federal government.

President Donald Trump faces backlash after announcing the firing of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles "CQ" Brown, a four-star Air Force general, on Friday. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment.

Caine, a three-star general whom Trump has praised since at least 2019, helped lead an operation in Iraq against the Islamic State during Trump’s first term.

United States President, Donald Trump has sacked the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.. Trump announced that he will nominate a retired three-star general to succeed Brown as the country’s top military officer.

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has announced the nomination of retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. According to a post on his official Truth Social account,

President Donald Trump has fired Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a dramatic shake-up at the Pentagon. The move comes as Trump leads discussions over the war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.

Trump fires Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - President says he will nominate Air Force Lieutenant General Dan ‘Razin’ Caine – whom he has often referenced at his rallies – t