Claire McCaskill said "I do think that we forget. And as somebody who was honored to work with both General McCaffrey and many other generals during my time in the United States Senate, I got to tell you that when they started cleaning out the professionals at the Pentagon, and putting in these Trump`s stooges, at the very end of his administration, when Bill Barr said I`ve had enough, and when Esper was fired, and when others walked off the stage, there was a moment where our country was really in jeopardy." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 14, 2021

I do think that we forget. And as somebody who was honored to work with both General McCaffrey and many other generals during my time in the United States Senate, I got to tell you that when they started cleaning out the professionals at the Pentagon, and putting in these Trump`s stooges, at the very end of his administration, when Bill Barr said I`ve had enough, and when Esper was fired, and when others walked off the stage, there was a moment where our country was really in jeopardy.

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Claire McCaskill

Democratic · Missouri

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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Claire McCaskill reflected on the dangers posed by Trump's actions at the end of his presidency and the removal of professional military leaders.

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