President-elect Donald Trump has issued a sweeping mandate for the resignations of top military officials involved in the controversial Afghanistan withdrawal.
Calling the event a “disastrous failure” and labeling those responsible as “treasonous,” Trump has demanded that every senior official tied to the planning and execution of the withdrawal submit their resignations by noon on Inauguration Day, January 20.
“We’ll get the resignations of every single senior official who touched the Afghanistan calamity to be on my desk by noon on Inauguration day,” said Trump. “You gotta fire people like on the Apprentice. You did a lousy job. You did a terrible, terrible disservice to this country, you get fired when this happens. Nobody got fired. Nobody ever gets fired in this administration.”
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The President-elect’s demand for resignations marks a clear stance on restoring what he views as accountability in U.S. foreign policy.
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He has argued that the chaos surrounding the Afghanistan exit demonstrated a severe breakdown in leadership and planning, resulting in the deaths of American service members and the abandonment of allies.
Though Trump has not named specific officials, his statement casts a wide net, likely targeting figures in both the military and civilian sectors who oversaw the withdrawal’s execution.
The move signals a major shift in military policy under his administration, with an emphasis on responsibility and consequences for national security failures.
