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Joe Biden nominates two female generals to 4-star commands after promotions delayed under Trump administration
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Biden nominates two female generals to 4-star commands after promotions delayed under Trump administration
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The New York Times.
Mr Esper was also feuding with the president at the time, so he worried that any nomination coming from him would be tainted in the eyes of Mr Trump.
“They were chosen because they were the best officers for the jobs, and I didn’t want their promotions derailed because someone in the Trump White House saw that I recommended them or thought DOD [Department of Defense] was playing politics,” Mr Esper said. “This was not the case. They were the best qualified. We were doing the right thing.”
Six days after the 2020 presidential election in November, Mr Trump announced he was firing Mr Esper from his post.