President Donald Trump began the weekend by firing top military leaders including Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and ended it by announcing he was appointing right-wing pundit and podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI.

President Donald Trump announced on social media that he has just fired the nation's senior military advisor and named a successor.General Charles Q. Brown Jr., age 62, made history as only the second African American to lead the

President Donald Trump fired the top US general on Friday night in a move that had been expected for weeks. Trump called Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. a “fine gentleman” and an “outstanding leader.

A four-minute video appears to have been a turning point for the president and Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the ousted Joint Chiefs chairman.

The removal of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top officers has deepened concern among Trump’s critics who fear he intends to impose his politics on the institution.

He fired qualified military leaders and hired lesser men who are loyal to him. If you’re wondering where all of this is going: Prepare for autocracy.

The Trump administration purged top military brass, firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force James Slice.