President Trump has fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., a four-star pilot, and named Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to be the country’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

“I want to thank General Charles 'CQ' Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Trump said in a Friday Truth Social post. “He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family.”

Brown was only the second African American to hold the post.

Trump in the statement lauded Caine, Brown's replacement, as an “accomplished” pilot and “warfighter with significant interagency and special operations experience.”

Trump referenced Caine during his speech at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami on Wednesday,

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