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(146,684 posts) Tue Jan 21, 2025, 02:28 PM Jan 21

Trump fires first woman to head a US military service [View all]

Source: VOA/Agence France-Presse

January 21, 2025 12:22 PM

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has removed Admiral Linda Fagan — the first woman to lead a U.S. military service — as the head of the Coast Guard.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the Coast Guard, did not immediately respond to a request on Tuesday for comment on Fagan's dismissal.

Fox News cited a senior official saying reasons included her failure to address border security threats, excessive focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, and an "erosion of trust" over the Coast Guard's investigation into sexual assault cases.

Trump and other Republicans have long railed against government programs aimed at fostering diversity, and border security is a key priority for the president, who declared a national emergency at the U.S. frontier with Mexico on Monday, the first day of his new term.

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Trump fires first woman to head a US military service [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 21 OP

Susan Collins is no longer concerned. gab13by13 Jan 21 #1

I've labeled her, for YEARS, as a "concern troll" sakabatou Jan 21 #5

Border security is not a primary mission of the U.S. Coast Guard VMA131Marine Jan 21 #2

Yeah Chellee Jan 21 #7

This actually goes back to his first term. He proposed a budget for the USCG of 3 billion where the previous was 14. LT Barclay Jan 21 #14

The USCG says it has 6 "major operational missions." Igel Jan 21 #12

Most of the people coming into the country undocumented are not coming by sea either. VMA131Marine Jan 21 #13

Reactionaries assume that a woman in that role is a "DEI hire" William Seger Jan 21 #3

Border bromeando Jan 21 #4

It's difficult, but it falls under purview of the DHS, not the Coast Guard sakabatou Jan 21 #6

The Coast Guard is under the DHS. nt Shipwack Jan 22 #17

Sail up the Rio Grande? William Seger Jan 21 #10

It's just part of his sick plan to put fascists in places over-seeing security of our nation mdbl Jan 21 #8

Coast Guard boats have tires so they can drive along the border? Bengus81 Jan 21 #9

This looks interesting BumRushDaShow Jan 21 #11

I would think a hovercraft would be more effective. LT Barclay Jan 21 #15

I think when searching around BumRushDaShow Jan 22 #18

They do Smackdown2019 Jan 22 #16

But there's no... 2naSalit Jan 22 #19

Just the beginning of what he perceives as his dominance over women. The abortion pill can't be far behind. Vinca Jan 22 #20

Misogynist in Chief NotHardly Jan 22 #21

Rich Mad_Machine76 Jan 22 #22