The Daily Beast
US · 20 mins ago
Trump Throws Top Goon Under the Bus in Secret Call
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President Donald Trump passed the buck to one of his most loyal Cabinet members over a controversial firing decision.
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst called Trump, 80, in April to complain about the firing of former Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George, according to The New York Times.
The Iowa senator, who retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard in 2015, defended George as one of the Army’s most esteemed leaders and added…
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