SecDef essentially sacks Navy Secretary asking for his immediate resignation after it was discovered that he had privately proposed to White House officials that if they did not interfere with proceedings against Gallagher, then Spencer would ensure that Gallagher was able to retire as a Navy SEAL, with his Trident insignia.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:13 pmOnly the best and brightest... good nightold salt wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:44 pm.. ...based on the facts reported & leaked, it turned out to be a dud, as I opined that it would.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:40 pmLack of facts never got in your way about formulating an opinion on the Mueller investigation.old salt wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:21 pmI've said I don't know enough of the facts to have an opinion.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:09 pmExactly. No problem there.
Salty, I'm simply figuring that these folks know more than I do about the specifics.
Pretty good bet they know more than you, too.
But I'm the one with "TDS".
...apparently that's not a hindrance for you whenever Trump is involved.
Don't be such a sore loser. It's a bad look.
Another NYT bombshell turns out to be a dud,
https://twitter.com/secnav76/status/1198387376889970689
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... story.html
Navy chief says he would follow Trump’s instructions on Navy SEAL
Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer said Saturday that he would comply with any order by President Trump regarding the case of a Navy SEAL whose continuance in the elite unit is being reviewed by the service after a controversial murder charge.
“I work at the pleasure of the president,” Spencer said, denying reports that he has threatened to resign. “I do not interpret what the president does. I do what he says.”
“I need a formal order,” he said. But “if the president requests a stop in the process, the process stops. Good order and discipline is also obeying the orders of the president.”
The Navy secretary spoke in response to a New York Times report earlier Sunday that Spencer and Green had both threatened to resign or be fired if Trump ordered an end to the review process. A subsequent NBC News story said that military leaders hoping to keep Spencer from quitting had lobbied Trump not to issue an order.
Spencer did not speak directly to the NBC account, but he said “I haven’t spoken to anyone” about any thoughts of resigning. Asked if Green had threatened to resign, he said, “No, not at all . . . . He has not.”
Rear Adm. Charles Brown, the Navy’s top spokesman, said they were aware of Trump’s tweet and awaiting further guidance.
“The Navy follows the lawful orders of the President,” he said in a statement. “We will do so in case of an order to stop the administrative review of . . . Gallagher’s professional qualification.”
The status of Gallagher and the other SEALs — Lt. Cmdr. Robert Breisch, Lt. Jacob Portier and Lt. Thomas MacNeil — is being reviewed in a process that military officials say will take a number of days to complete. Among the details the Navy has been trying to discern is whether Trump wanted the service to drop its deliberations against all four men or just Gallagher.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... eals-case/