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PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield was dismissed from her position on the NATO Military Committee.
👥 Who’s Involved: The Trump administration, Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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📍 Where & When: NATO, over the weekend.
💬 Key Quote: “Our diversity is our strength.” — Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield.
⚠️ Impact: Further restructuring of military leadership as the Trump administration looks to curtail the influence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology.
IN FULL:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-obsessed Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield has been removed from her role on the NATO Military Committee. The move comes as the Trump administration defunds DEI and roots out “wokeness” in the U.S. military. Chatfield, a three-star officer, was contacted by Adm. Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and told the administration wanted to go in a new direction.
According to reports, Chatfield refused to put up a portrait of President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. She also allegedly held a meeting where she told staff, “We will wait them out for four years.” Hegseth is reported to have been instrumental in the decision to fire her.
Chatfield had been included in a list from the American Accountability Foundation of officers overly focused on DEI issues, suggesting they be removed. In a 2015 speech, Chatfield declared, “our diversity is our strength,” and complained there were too many men in Congress.
Several other generals and admirals have been replaced or dismissed by the Trump administration, including Vice Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of Naval Operations.
PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: American workers are getting behind President Donald J. Trump’s tariff plan to help bring jobs back to America.
👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, United Auto Workers, Steel Manufacturers Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Southern Shrimp Alliance, National Council of Textile Organizations, and various small business owners and industry leaders.
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📍 Where & When: Across the United States, April 7.
💬 Key Quote: “To see those plants close, one after another, and just sit idle and then fall into disrepair and collapse, they become abandoned buildings… I’m glad to see Donald Trump finally standing up saying he’s going to do something about it,” said retired auto worker Brian Pannebecker.
⚠️ Impact: The Trump tariffs receiving support from industry figures and working-class Americans signals renewed hope for domestic manufacturing and economic growth, despite outcry from financiers.
IN FULL:
President Donald J. Trump’s robust tariff initiative, aimed at countering the impact globalization has had on American industries, is being praised by workers across America. The new direction is garnering support from several industry groups, including the United Auto Workers, Steel Manufacturers Association, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, as well as local business leaders.
Support from American industry is evident across the nation. Illinois cattle farmer Alan Adams highlighted the long-standing issues with foreign tariffs, particularly in beef, noting, “We’d like the same chance to sell the great taste of American beef.”
Acy Cooper, a fourth-generation shrimp producer in Louisiana, underscored the importance of strong domestic production for national resilience, saying, “We’ve been suffering for over 20 years … this country can’t feed itself, this country can’t sustain its own way of life. If we get into a war with China, one of our big importers … how are we going to feed the people of this country? … It has to come [from] within this country.”
In Michigan, retired auto worker Brian Pannebecker said, “To see those plants close, one after another, and just sit idle and then fall into disrepair and collapse, they become abandoned buildings… I’m glad to see Donald Trump finally standing up saying he’s going to do something about it.”
Further support comes from business leaders such as Brian Riley, CEO at Guardian Bikes, who perceives Trump’s trade policy as a welcome shift away from a status quo that “prioritized offshoring production and cheap consumption.”
President Trump is pushing forward with his plan, emphasizing his desire to bolster American industries, create fair trade opportunities, and ultimately enhance the livelihoods of American workers. He urged Americans to stay strong through the market jitters attributed to the tariffs on Monday morning, writing on his Truth Social platform, “The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!).”
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