Five former defense secretaries have criticized President Donald Trump in a letter for firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officers.

Five former secretaries of defense are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on President Donald Trump's recent firings of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other senior military leaders,

President Trump’s actions undermine our all-volunteer force and weaken our national security,’ says letter signed by 5 former defense secretaries - Anadolu Ajansı

Jim Mattis and four other former defense secretaries called President Donald Trump’s ouster of Gen. CQ Brown and other top officers dangerous and unjustified.

This comes as the Trump Administration seeks to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in ranks.

President Donald Trump’s firing of Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is drawing mixed reactions on Capitol Hill

Five former U.S. defense secretaries on Thursday condemned President Donald Trump's "reckless" firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officers and called on Congress to halt any confirmation of their successors.

Five former U.S. defense secretaries have strongly criticized President Donald Trump for firing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior military leaders, calling the move reckless and