WASHINGTON – The recent firing of three important Pentagon aides followed a bureaucratic lawn war, fueled by a clash of ego and personality, rather than wiping away philosophical differences, as suggested.
Former Deputy Chief of Staff Darrin Selnick and former Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Kardwell are deputy chiefs of deputy Dan Selnick and Colin Carroll, and were each escorted from the building in a series of shootings that occurred as a result of leaks from authorities.
In an interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, Caldwell denied that he had leaked information, claiming he was targeted by his policy views. However, a source with a direct knowledge of dynamics said in a post Tuesday that the entire ordeal was summarised in office politics.
The source said the shootings were found by Joe Casper, the current Secretary of Defense for Former, who threatened that Joe Casper, the current Secretary of Defense for Former, “a growing number of his portfolio is being given.”
In response, Casper ordered a leak investigation, which ultimately led to the trio’s conclusion, people said.
Some of Kasper’s nominal responsibilities, overseen by Selnick and Caldwell, included “recommendations regarding appointments, decisions regarding high-level official visits, and official travel plans.”
Caldwell was also given responsibility for Middle Eastern and Ukrainian policies at Hegses’ office, but Selnick was in charge of personnel issues, including cancelling “day and identity politics” at the Pentagon, sources said.
“It was just a reason [Kasper] He wasn’t an effective manager, the ball wasn’t dropped, no decision was made, etc. “He’s a nice guy, but he’s a poor manager.”
Caldwell, Selnick and Carroll were officially fired Friday. On the same day, Kasper left his new staff role at the Pentagon, “to handle special government employees (SGE) projects,” and told the Post on Monday.
The Pentagon and the White House consistently state that all three current employees were asked to leave as they were talking to the media about internal discussions.
“They are Pentagon employees and leaked to the news agency in this room to their boss,” White House press chief Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.
“From the first day of this administration, it is clear that we will not tolerate individuals leaked to mainstream media, particularly when it comes to confidential information.”
A day ago, Levitt claimed that the former employee was actively working with President Trump and President Hegses.
“This is what happens when the entire Pentagon works against you and is opposed to the monumental change you are trying to implement.
Caldwell on Monday insisted that there was a darker dynamic at work, saying, “We were threatening many established interests in our own separate ways, and there were people who had personal vendettas towards us.
But two independent defense officials told the Post on Tuesday that the shooting had nothing to do with political differences.
A former Trump official also questioned Caldwell’s accusations, noting that all three fired officials share similar policy views with Heggs.
Still, Carlson, former Fox News colleague, Hegus — suggested that Caldwell was fired for comments he made in the media against military action against Iran.
“By doing record interviews before you came in and explaining your views on foreign policy… there were people who knew you weren’t fully on the regime change program,” Carlson said.
Defence sources close to the administration say the debate continues about the possibility of an attack in Iran — Israel is likely to be played by Israel without US troops — but he stressed that Trump was the first to defend diplomacy.
A Pentagon spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
