President Trump announced Monday that many allies will be appointed to a committee of visitors to the country's military academy, including lawmakers and conservative media personalities.
Trump posted to the true society that his pick for West Point visitors included retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents in 2017.
Other appointees include Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), Major General David Beravia, Lt. Gen. Dan Wallas, Lt. Gen. Megan Mobbs and Army veteran Maureen Bannon, daughter of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
Trump also announced that visitors' Air Force Academy committee members will include conservative activist Charlie Kirk and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Alabama).
The president also posted additional appointments to the Naval Academy Visitors Committee, including his personal aide, Walt Nauta. Nauta was charged as part of the investigation by former special adviser Jack Smith in the handling of Trump's confidential documents. case After that it was dropped.
Other appointees on the Naval Academy Committee included Sen. Tim Sheehee (R-Mont), Rep. Ronnie Jackson (R-Texas), Derrick Van Olden (R-Wis.), former Georgia Rep. Earl Ahert and former Trump Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
Visitors' boards provide morale, financial position, academic guidance and oversight for each military lab, and provide annual reports to the President.
President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses have quickly reviewed the military and ended programs that are deemed to be affiliated with diversity, equity, inclusion and the ban on transgender forces.
