PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield was dismissed from her position on the NATO Military Committee.
👥 Who’s Involved: The Trump administration, Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
📍 Where & When: NATO, over the weekend.
💬 Key Quote: “Our diversity is our strength.” — Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield.
⚠️ Impact: Further restructuring of military leadership as the Trump administration looks to curtail the influence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology.
IN FULL:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-obsessed Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield has been removed from her role on the NATO Military Committee. The move comes as the Trump administration defunds DEI and roots out “wokeness” in the U.S. military. Chatfield, a three-star officer, was contacted by Adm. Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and told the administration wanted to go in a new direction.
According to reports, Chatfield refused to put up a portrait of President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. She also allegedly held a meeting where she told staff, “We will wait them out for four years.” Hegseth is reported to have been instrumental in the decision to fire her.
Chatfield had been included in a list from the American Accountability Foundation of officers overly focused on DEI issues, suggesting they be removed. In a 2015 speech, Chatfield declared, “our diversity is our strength,” and complained there were too many men in Congress.
Several other generals and admirals have been replaced or dismissed by the Trump administration, including Vice Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of Naval Operations.
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