Hegseth Reportedly Fires Four-Star General After Fixating On Afghanistan ‘Selfie’

Published Sep 7, 2026 • 4:20 AM

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly pushed a highly regarded four-star Army general into retirement after becoming fixated on a viral photograph from the final moments of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Gen. Christopher Donahue, 57, was the last American soldier to board the final military aircraft leaving Kabul in August 2021, a moment captured by […]

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• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly forced General Christopher Donahue into retirement.

• The decision stemmed from Hegseth's fixation on a photo of Donahue during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.

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