If you fire the people in charge of telling you that you've asked the military to do something illegal, it makes it seem like you might be up to something... illegal.

In firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chair of the Joint Chiefs, Trump advisers point to a video he recorded after George Floyd’s murder.

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.