. Gallagher was accused of murder and, while he was acquitted of that charge, he was convicted of bringing discredit to the armed services for posing with the body of a captured combatant in Iraq.that Esper asked Spencer to resign when he discovered Spencer made a secret deal with the White House, offering to allow Gallagher to maintain his status as a SEAL and retire with his Trident insignia if Trump agreed not to interfere with the Navy’s decision.
Eaerlir in the week, when Trump learned the Navy was originally planning to strip Gallagher of his SEAL status, hestating it would not happen. “The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!” Trump wrote.
Spencer reportedly offered to resign or be fired should Trump reverse the military’s decision to dismiss and discipline Gallagher, although Spencer . Trump ignored the advice of his military advisors and gave Gallagher back his rank while pardoning two other members of the military.
Boo hoo good riddance to a naval officer who couldnt take an order from his commander in chief . Bye dont let the door hit ya on your way out . People forget its the President who is in command of ALL armed forces . Follow orders or gtfo
Yet another thug is protected by our Thug-In-Chief.
Someone made a comment the other day about how most of these articles are opinions. The Rolling Stone has a history of being extremely negative to trump. And in light of that history, instead of calling it news... they should call it left-wing propaganda. Right across the top!
Right... there's more 'impartial news' from the failing Rolling Stone. More fake News or exaggerated news that has one mission: to embarrass and humiliate our president! So sad.
The insanity continues...
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