Army Commander Caught Mocking Trump

Fort McCoy, WI — A firestorm is erupting after the U.S. Army issued a suspension for Fort McCoy’s first female garrison commander, Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez, just days after a photo emerged showing the official portraits of President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flipped backward on the base’s chain-of-command wall.

🔥 The Viral Photo That Sparked National Backlash

On April 14, the Department of Defense posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) revealing that the portraits of Trump, Vance, and Hegseth had been turned to face the wall—effectively erasing them from the chain of command display at Fort McCoy.

The post stated:
“WE FIXED IT.”
It also confirmed that an official investigation had been launched to determine how this incident happened.

🚨 Immediate Fallout—But Official Reason “Unrelated”?

Shortly after the image went viral, Defense Secretary Hegseth reposted an update announcing that Fort McCoy’s commander had been suspended. But by Wednesday, Army officials insisted the April 18 suspension of Col. Baez Ramirez was for “administrative reasons” unrelated to the portrait scandal.

Still, the timing has raised eyebrows, especially among conservatives concerned about increasing signs of ideological bias and political targeting within the U.S. military.

“To reiterate, no one on the Fort McCoy leadership team, including Col. Baez-Ramirez, directed or supported the removal of any leader portraits,” an Army Reserve spokesperson claimed via email.

📌 Who Is Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez?

Col. Baez Ramirez assumed command of Fort McCoy in July 2024. She previously served as Chief of the Reserve Program at Army Intelligence and Security Command in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in 1999.

She holds:

• A bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Puerto Rico
• A master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College

🧩 Ongoing Investigation, Unanswered Questions

The Army has confirmed that the investigation is still ongoing. While officials deny any direct link between the suspension and the mishandling of Trump’s portrait, the optics and timing suggest deeper issues.

For many Americans, this incident reinforces concerns that anti-Trump bias and woke politics are seeping into the ranks of our armed forces.