Trump Fires Admiral Linda L. Fagan as Coast Guard Commandant
Within Donald J. Trump’s first 24 hours as president, he issued an order to fire the first female officer to head any branch of the military, 4-star Admiral Linda L. Fagan. Yesterday morning, acting secretary of the Homeland Security Department, Benjamine C. Huffman, sent a message to all Coast Guard units relieving Fagan of her duties. The Coast Guard, unlike all other military branches who are overseen by the Department of Defense, is within the Homeland Security Department.
Huffman initially praised her as serving “…a long and illustrious career..."
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