Retired U.S. Army Major General Paul Eaton has issued an urgent warning about what he describes as a troubling shift within the U.S. military under President Donald Trump’s current administration. In an interview with The Guardian, General Eaton accuses the president and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of attempting to politicize the armed forces by replacing independent military leadership with individuals loyal to the presidency. This development, he warns, is placing the reputation and operational independence of the U.S. military at serious risk.
In this report, we examine General Eaton’s concerns about the erosion of military nonpartisanship, the replacement of key Pentagon officials, and Eaton’s pointed comparison to military purges under Joseph Stalin in the 1940s. Based on verified facts from the interview, the video details how early dismissals—including the military inspector general and judge advocates general—have raised questions about military command integrity and adherence to constitutional values. Eaton’s remarks underscore a stark warning: the U.S. may be experiencing an internal transformation of its armed forces not seen in recent American history.
General Paul Eaton, a West Point graduate with 37 years of active duty service, brings credible authority to these claims. His background includes commanding roles in Iraq and decades of military leadership. His lifelong commitment to defending constitutional principles underlies his unease with current changes at the highest levels of military command.
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