Trump appoints Charlie Kirk, Walt Nauta, Michael Flynn to military boards

President Trump announced Monday that a slew of allies would be appointed to the boards of visitors at the nation’s military academies, including lawmakers and conservative media personalities.
Trump posted on Truth Social that his picks for the West Point Board of Visitors included Michael Flynn, a retired lieutenant general who in 2017 pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents.
Other appointees included Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), Maj. Gen. David Bellavia, Lt. Gen. Dan Walrath, Meaghan Mobbs and Maureen Bannon, an Army veteran who is the daughter of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
Trump also announced that members of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors would include conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Ala.), retired Col. Doug Nikolai and Dina Powell, who served in Trump’s first White House.
The president also posted additional appointments to the Naval Academy Board of Visitors, which included his personal aide, Walt Nauta. Nauta was indicted as part of former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents. The case has since been dropped.
Other appointees to the Naval Academy board included Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), former Georgia state Rep. Earl Ehrhart and former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer.
The boards of visitors provide guidance and oversight of each military institute’s morale, financial state and academics and provide an annual report to the president.
Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have rapidly overhauled the military, ending any programs deemed to be affiliated with diversity, equity and inclusion and banning transgender troops, among other measures.
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