Trump’s purge has shaken the US military
Trump and Hegseth exposed themselves to ridicule, disbelief and criticism from the US population, as also the rest of the world.
Updated At : 06:57 AM Oct 03, 2025 IST
Chasm: The conflict between Trump and the Pentagon started in his first term. Reuters
REMINISCENT of the stormy days of 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon — the mighty headquarters of the US military — is under assault again. The only difference is that the Cheney-Rumsfeld combine has been replaced by Trump and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon, which did not see any major upheaval after the Rumsfeld era, was suddenly hit by tremors, but on a much larger scale, with the arrival of an aggressive, gloves-off Donald Trump as the Commander-in-Chief.
