Hegseth Fires General He Accused of Leaking Information to the News Media (Gift Article)

Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia's dismissal has generated widespread anger and frustration at top level of the Army. A common refrain today from active and retired senior Army officers: "This is Bulls**t!" Hegseth appears to be consciously attempting to demoralize the military.

Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia's dismissal has generated widespread anger and frustration at top level of the Army. A common refrain today from active and retired senior Army officers: "This is Bulls**t!" h/t @theatlantic.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

When asked about the firing of US Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a highly regarded officer and combat veteran, President Trump mistook him for a woman: "She’s got problems," Mr. Trump said. "She’s going to have big problems. We’re very much looking for leakers.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was fired as part of a broad and highly unusual campaign to find and punish senior military officers who speak to reporters. His dismissal has generated widespread anger & frustration at top levels of the Army like "this is bullshit'! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

Insane: Hegseth has dismissed or sidelined more than 80 generals and admirals, or about 10 percent of the force. In most cases those officers were fired without being told the reason. Hegseth Fires General He Accused of Leaking Information to the News Media www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

Hegseth fires the Joint Staff’s director of strategy General Brett Sylvia, accused of leaking information to the media. Hegseth viewed Sylvia’s predecessor in the job, General Joseph P. McGee, as insufficiently loyal and forced him into an earlier retirement. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

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Hegseth Fires Top Army General He Accused of Leaking Information to Media www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

So the Trump administration seems to have fired a top Army general based on ascientific lie detector tests that may have shown that he spoke to the media about Russia and Iran. This is such a wild iteration of its war on the public sector and free press. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

Hegseth Fires Top Army General He Accused of Leaking Information to Media www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u... Seems weird

Readiness be damned, lil' Pete Kegsbreath has canned another senior military brass with vastly more accomplishments and integrity than himself. Senile Satan, when asked, wasn't even clear on Lt. Gen. Sylvia's gender. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

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Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was fired as part of a broad and highly unusual campaign to find and punish senior military officers who speak to reporters. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

“President Trump mistook General Sylvia for a woman” Hegseth Fires General He Accused of Leaking Information to the News Media www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

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Impeach Hegseth. He’s unfit to serve! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

"Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a highly regarded officer and combat veteran, was serving on the Joint Staff as the director of strategy when he was removed. His dismissal is part of a broad and extraordinary campaign to use polygraph tests to find and punish leakers." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

"Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a highly regarded officer and combat veteran, was serving on the Joint Staff as the director of strategy when he was removed. His dismissal is part of a broad and extraordinary campaign to use polygraph tests to find and punish leakers." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

Not awesome to get rid of your Director of Strategy in the middle of a war. And when they feel this free to trample the rights of service members, our First Amendment rights are in serious danger. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...

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