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What Trump's Joint Chiefs firing means for the military

Season 2025 Episode 8 | 4m 17s

President Trump abruptly fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, on Friday. The panel discusses what the president's move means for the U.S. military.

Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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How Trump's effort to remake Washington reflects his governing style
Full Washington Week with the Atlantic broadcast from June 19, 2026.
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Is Trump a symptom or the cause of political polarization?
Why has America been the economic engine of the world for so long?
Has the United States lived up to the principles formulated 250 years ago?
Is America driven by democratic ideals or transactional interests?
The state of negotiations to end Trump’s stalled war in Iran