The US Senate has confirmed General Charles Brown to be the chief of the US Air Force, the first time an African-American has headed a branch of the military. President Donald Trump jumped the gun to take a victory lap on Twitter.
The president tweeted on Tuesday afternoon – about an hour before the Senate took up the vote – that Brown’s nomination has “now been approved,” calling the general a “patriot and great leader” and declaring this a “historic day for America.”
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