Jeffrey Cruz

The Washington Post in the United States recently published an article stating that according to two sources, in the context of the continuous wave of dismissals at the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dismissed Major General Jeffrey Cruz, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, citing a loss of trust. This is the latest high-ranking military or intelligence official to be removed in the large-scale purge of the U.S. national security leadership.

The report by The Washington Post is vague on the specific reason why Jeffrey Cruz lost the trust of the Trump administration. More information has now emerged, revealing that after Trump ordered the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber to bomb Iran, both Trump and Hegseth firmly stated that Iran's nuclear facilities had been completely destroyed.

B-2 Stealth Bomber

However, the analysis report from the Defense Intelligence Agency's personnel indicated that Iran's nuclear capabilities were only weakened for a few months, not completely eliminated. This expert report directly contradicted the statements made by Trump and Hegseth, who had confidently claimed that Iran's nuclear program had been thoroughly destroyed.

This clear contradiction between the expert report and the political statements of the U.S. government angered both Trump and Hegseth, who believed that the Defense Intelligence Agency was deliberately undermining them. Major General Jeffrey Cruz, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was appointed during the Biden administration and showed no loyalty to Trump at all. As someone associated with the deep state, he had to be removed, and thus, Jeffrey Cruz was unceremoniously dismissed by Hegseth.

Trump has maintained a strong力度 in purging the U.S. alliance institutions, removing anyone who dares to defy him. Trump's standard for selecting people is not about their ability, but their loyalty. The government team he built is a typical makeshift one, with very few genuine politicians or experts. He likes to be praised, so he has gathered a group of sycophants around him.

President of the United States Donald Trump

Trump doesn't want to hear any harsh truths, because he is very arrogant and believes he can do anything. He often says a sentence on his lips, "No one knows more than me about something," so Trump has been humorously called "The King of Know-It-All."

If any federal agency comes out with an objective report on the actual situation, it will be seen by Trump as deliberately opposing him, and the head of the relevant department will be immediately replaced. This time, it was Major General Jeffrey Cruz, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, who was kicked out, and earlier, Erica Mckentaf, the Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor, was also removed. In this way, there will be fewer and fewer federal agencies willing to speak the truth in the future.

President of the United States Donald Trump

Trump and his makeshift team will continue to drive forward in their self-delusion. This is not only a bad thing for the United States, but also a bad thing for the world. Because Trump and his makeshift team act arbitrarily, ignoring objective facts and any rules, the destructive impact they produce is very significant.

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