Booker on Firing of Gen. CQ Brown: It’s Not About ‘Expertise’ and ‘Years of Service’ But About ‘Loyalty’ to Trump

WELKER Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about the firing of ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the Joint ░░░░░░░░ of Staff CQ Brown ░░░░░░░░ heard me play that ░░░░░░░░ from Congressman Clyburn He ░░░░░░░░ point blank he believes ░░░░░░░░ was fired because of ░░░░░░░░ color of his skin ░░░░░░░░ Mullin pushed back against ░░░░░░░░ characterization forcefully How do ░░░░░░░░ see the firing of ░░░░░░░░ Brown BOOKER The chairman ░░░░░░░░ the Joint Chiefs of ░░░░░░░░ is someone who should ░░░░░░░░ independent advice on the ░░░░░░░░ and national security It ░░░░░░░░ something that on both ░░░░░░░░ of the aisle we ░░░░░░░░ said that should be ░░░░░░░░ of politics That s ░░░░░░░░ their terms are set ░░░░░░░░ just like the FBI ░░░░░░░░ which again was a ░░░░░░░░ supported person General Brown ░░░░░░░░ supported overwhelmingly by Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ that out the window ░░░░░░░░ is sending a dangerous ░░░░░░░░ to the military It ░░░░░░░░ not about your independent ░░░░░░░░ It s not about ░░░░░░░░ years of service It ░░░░░░░░ about your personal political ░░░░░░░░ to me And that ░░░░░░░░ a dangerous message to ░░░░░░░░ to our military at ░░░░░░░░ time when we really ░░░░░░░░ independent credible advice going ░░░░░░░░ the president because we ░░░░░░░░ in a difficult complex ░░░░░░░░