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- Representative Don Bacon, a retired Air Force general, criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for firing senior officers, including Army chief of staff General Randy George, without explanation.
- Bacon said Hegseth has the legal right to fire, but it is not morally right nor wise.
- He added taxpayers deserve an explanation, citing the Pentagon's lack of transparency.
- General Christopher LaNeve, Hegseth's former aide, is now the acting Army chief of staff.
