Senator freezes promotion of general who led during Afghanistan evacuation
A Republican senator from Oklahoma has frozen the promotion of a three-star general who led U.S. forces during the evacuation of Afghanistan, after months of President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges that he would fire any senior officer associated with the chaotic and traumatic mission.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin installed the hold against Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue, according to a Senate official familiar with the matter and congressional correspondence reviewed by The Washington Post. The official, like some others for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.
President Joe Biden nominated Donahue, 55, this month for promotion to four-star general and to lead all U.S. Army forces in Europe. He has led troops in elite Special Operations units like the 75th Ranger Regiment and more recently commanded tens of thousands of conventional forces from a headquarters at Fort Liberty in North Carolina.
Mullin’s office declined to comment. His move comes as the Senate this week approved promotions for hundreds of other military officers. The freeze could mark an opening salvo in what Pentagon officials fear could become a war on generals who are not sufficiently loyal to Trump. The president-elect’s transition team has for weeks discussed how to follow through on his vow, without clarity on how exactly they will do so.
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