A purge at the Pentagon

Donald Trump vowed to purge the military of "woke" generals during his campaign. Now, the question in the halls of the Pentagon is whether he would go much further. Trump is expected to have a far darker view of his military leaders in his second term.

"Based on everything we've heard from current and former officials ...he's going to be looking for people that are a lot more loyal to him and ready to carry out his vision," Correspondent Phil Stewart said on today's Reuters World News podcast.

"And if US generals and career Pentagon officials are unwilling to do that, he's going to be ready to fire them."

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