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Tom Bowman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
208 total appearances

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The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

And the lawyers look through that with a fine tooth comb. That could go away. That's his concern. And that's a concern of others.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

And the lawyers look through that with a fine tooth comb. That could go away. That's his concern. And that's a concern of others.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

And the lawyers look through that with a fine tooth comb. That could go away. That's his concern. And that's a concern of others.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

I've spent a lot of time in Iraq and Afghanistan and some time in Syria. The hands of the American service members are not tied. I've been on many combat operations, and clearly they can do the job with the lawyers.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

I've spent a lot of time in Iraq and Afghanistan and some time in Syria. The hands of the American service members are not tied. I've been on many combat operations, and clearly they can do the job with the lawyers.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

I've spent a lot of time in Iraq and Afghanistan and some time in Syria. The hands of the American service members are not tied. I've been on many combat operations, and clearly they can do the job with the lawyers.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

Right. And they're looking at up to 55,000 cuts at the Pentagon and also the defense agencies like Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency. But they're doing a review of all of those just to see if it makes sense with the national security standard to fire all those people.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

Right. And they're looking at up to 55,000 cuts at the Pentagon and also the defense agencies like Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency. But they're doing a review of all of those just to see if it makes sense with the national security standard to fire all those people.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

Right. And they're looking at up to 55,000 cuts at the Pentagon and also the defense agencies like Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency. But they're doing a review of all of those just to see if it makes sense with the national security standard to fire all those people.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

That's right. But still, if you're cutting 55,000 across the Pentagon and all the agencies, that's a pretty big deal.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

That's right. But still, if you're cutting 55,000 across the Pentagon and all the agencies, that's a pretty big deal.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

That's right. But still, if you're cutting 55,000 across the Pentagon and all the agencies, that's a pretty big deal.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

Well, I think so. I mean, you know, they are pushing for an audit, which clearly makes sense from a taxpayer standpoint, right? But there is a lot of fear at the Pentagon among the senior ranks. You know, am I next? I'm walking on eggshells. You know, do I mention diversity at all ever? So, you know, what can I say? What can I not say?

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

Well, I think so. I mean, you know, they are pushing for an audit, which clearly makes sense from a taxpayer standpoint, right? But there is a lot of fear at the Pentagon among the senior ranks. You know, am I next? I'm walking on eggshells. You know, do I mention diversity at all ever? So, you know, what can I say? What can I not say?

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

Well, I think so. I mean, you know, they are pushing for an audit, which clearly makes sense from a taxpayer standpoint, right? But there is a lot of fear at the Pentagon among the senior ranks. You know, am I next? I'm walking on eggshells. You know, do I mention diversity at all ever? So, you know, what can I say? What can I not say?

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

So I think everyone is kind of worried about the way ahead, not only with personnel issues, but also with issues like NATO. Are they going to reduce troops in NATO? Are they going to move troops from, let's say, Germany to Poland? What is the way ahead here? And again, everyone is nervous. They just don't get a sense of this.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

So I think everyone is kind of worried about the way ahead, not only with personnel issues, but also with issues like NATO. Are they going to reduce troops in NATO? Are they going to move troops from, let's say, Germany to Poland? What is the way ahead here? And again, everyone is nervous. They just don't get a sense of this.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers

So I think everyone is kind of worried about the way ahead, not only with personnel issues, but also with issues like NATO. Are they going to reduce troops in NATO? Are they going to move troops from, let's say, Germany to Poland? What is the way ahead here? And again, everyone is nervous. They just don't get a sense of this.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 8PM EST

I'm not going to ask those officers to be immigration officers. I'm not going to push them to enforce immigration law. I told him I want to arrest the bad guy. I want to arrest the public safety threats. I want to get Riker Zion so we can get the public safety threat before they're released to the street. I want his help, especially the NYPD Intelligence Unit.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 8PM EST

I'm not going to ask those officers to be immigration officers. I'm not going to push them to enforce immigration law. I told him I want to arrest the bad guy. I want to arrest the public safety threats. I want to get Riker Zion so we can get the public safety threat before they're released to the street. I want his help, especially the NYPD Intelligence Unit.