16 days ago
Watch Live: Hegseth announcing a 20% cut to general and admirals
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. CBS News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 19:28 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Watch Live: Hegseth announcing a 20% cut to general and admirals”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a speech on Wednesday that the Pentagon is eliminating roughly 1 in 5 generals and admirals during the second Trump administration through firing or position cuts.
Story timeline
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- First reported by CBS News
Watch Live: Hegseth announcing a 20% cut to general and admirals
- New development reported by CBS News
Hegseth: Generals who "clung to the woke department... no longer work here"
- New development reported by CBS News
Hegseth says he's cutting generals and admirals by 20%, ousting "woke"
Reported by 1 outlet
- CBS News