U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the U.S. Capitol and its perimeter, Friday, January 29, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pool via REUTERS
(CNN)Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dismissed hundreds of members of 42 Pentagon advisory boards, including controversial late appointments by the Trump administration, as the Pentagon announced a review of the boards' memberships Tuesday.
The announcement comes after the previous administration appointed several loyalists to advisory boards in the final months of former President Donald Trump's term including former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, who served as his deputy campaign manager.
The Pentagon took no pains to hide the fact Austin took the action because of concerns the Trump administration had openly packed some boards with loyalists.
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WNU Editor: I am willing to bet that the Pentagon is not the only government department that is right now being purged of Trump loyalists.
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