11/26/2024

Republican Senator Blocks Promotion of Lt. General Christopher Donahue

The general is associated with the Afghanistan withdrawal

A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of U.S. Army Lieutenant General Christopher Donahue, who commanded the military's 82nd Airborne Division during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and was the last American soldier to leave the country in 2021.

A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the hold had been placed by Senator Markwayne Mullin, who did not respond to a request for comment on why he blocked the promotion.

On Monday, the Pentagon The Pentagon on Monday said it was aware of the hold on Donahue, who had been nominated for a fourth star by President Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa.

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