Hegseth insists President Donald Trump‘s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn't unusual.

On Friday, President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations, and the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, as well as the judge advocate generals of the Army,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commented on reports of a "list" of officers he plans to remove from the Pentagon during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." SHANNON BREAM: OK. I got to ask you about this rumored list of people that you allegedly put together that were all going to be cleaned out.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Trump ‘s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual.

Hegseth said the top lawyers for the Air Force, Army and Navy weren't “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there is "nothing unprecedented" about President Donald Trump firing and replacing Department of Defense officials, during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." "There are lots of presidents who've made changes from FDR to Eisenhower to H.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an agenda,” Hegseth told reporters when asked how the military lawyers present roadblocks.

President Donald Trump’s Friday night firing of the nation’s highest-ranking military official, coupled with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s sweeping purge of senior military leaders and top military attorneys—removing a total of six of the Defense Department’s most experienced officials—has sparked serious concern among experts.