Connecticut lawmakers raised concerns Tuesday over the Trump administration’s abrupt firing of Coast Guard Admiral Linda Fagan.

Connecticut lawmakers raised concerns Tuesday over the Trump administration’s abrupt firing of Admiral Linda Fagan, who served as the first female commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and had more recently overseen the response to Operation Fouled Anchor.

The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan due to her supposed “excessive” focus on DEI initiatives. Appointed by President Joe Biden, Fagan was the first uniformed woman leader of a U.S. Armed Forces branch.