Four officials familiar with Spencer’s thinking say he is strongly considering resigning and will do so if Trump signs a written order to end the Navy probe. He conveyed those feelings to Pentagon leaders on Thursday.
Several of the president’s senior advisers and military leaders weighed in after Thursday’s tweet, explaining the consequences of ordering a halt to the review board, say officials.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist, Army Chief of Staff General McConville, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, and Sgt. Major of the Army Michael Grinston spoke with the president about the process on Air Force One Thursday night, according to three U.S.
They explained that the Trident Review Board is a peer review process and it’s best to let the process play out, the three officials said. The president did not know details of the process, the officials said, including how fellow sailors, usually Navy master chiefs, are the ones who make the recommendation.. Earlier this month Trump dismissed murder charges against Golsteyn and pardoned Lorance, who was serving 19 years in federal prison for murder.
According to the officials, the leaders told him it was his decision as commander in chief, but they wanted him to understand the consequences.
Take your crayons and go home then, the Commander-in-Chief gives the orders, and the Nav Sec follows. Just as the President sets US foreign policy, and the State Dept carries it out, not the bureaucratic self-proclaimed “experts” who think they know better...
That’ll show him
This man is a damn disgusting disgrace to the military
He says he didn’t consider resigning. Too bad. Shame on him if he follows this order!
Fake News!
A tweet from Pres. Trump is giving U.S. Navy Sec. R. Spencer time to move in a different direction on the 'Seal' case.
Go ask him. Other outlets have a different story. Get this straight to help your trustworthiness.
....BRAVO!! SIR, SPENCER .... UNIFIED..WE WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE..BEAUTIFUL AMERICA
Umm...no. He has said refuted that fake news story.
Media.... I heard.... someone told me...I over heard.... the said... he said... she said...
Interesting headline and yet.. 'Spencer said Saturday at an international security forum that he never 'threatened' to resign.'
The Secretary has since states this isn’t true. If you aren’t going to retract the story, you should at least preface the article with that fact.
wcsek Then he comes out with a statement refuting this. About face.
BillGates please make a concerned citizen phone call to Philly cheese steak Griffin MSNBC BoycottMSNBC YangGang
Faaaaaake newwwwwws FakeNews
Thought the Navy Sec was denying...?
FakeNews
And you wonder why we don't trust the anti-Trump, FakeNews media such as yourselves?
He never said he was considering resigning.
This is a TOTAL LIE by NBC he’s tweeted that he never said that and that he works at the pleasure of the President. STOP WITH THE FAKE NEWS NBC.
don't run like others stand up for what is right or Trump gets what he wants. Confusion
BIG F**KING DEAL
The official twitter account of the Sec. of the Navy says you are wrong.
REMINDER: A billionaire pedophile died in custody and an ABC reporter was caught on camera saying she “had Clinton” and not a single journalist who’s claimed to be protecting the republic for the last three years has asked that reporter what she meant by it.
Hmmmm.
Fake news
Except he didn't say that.
This title is stupid AF. It's as if NBC can read minds. Did he tell someone he was thinking or resigning? Imply he might resign? Put it in a letter?
BS, he won't resign...it's just a weak attempt at trying to get some focus on it.
Resigning is not the answer.
Smell ya later, p e d o.
Something he actually denied already, but don't let your bias keep you from being actual journalists here, kids.
He NEEDS TO BE IMPEACHED
GO AHEAD get the hell out.
You need to recant this report
He should if Trump involves himself again
what's this, one tweet states he would follow Trump's every request?
Agreed, since when did tweets become official policies! The answer should be never! Especially when they come from an idiot!
The joyous smile of a war criminal and his ... consort? 🤮
Isn’t the Navy basically run by a bunch of women and trans-its these days? Makes me care a hell of a lot less.
What about MattLauer
False story
secnav76 and the WhiteHouse should sue you. Read his timeline. CorruptMedia FakeNews Propagandists
Warriors before bureaucrats. The President gets it — and he gets it right once again.
Hasn't this already been debunked?
Ok then do it
At least our president is standing up and beside our heroes. I guess my question is why is the navy sec so hell bent on charging American hero with murder durning war .
The dumpster fire that is . The reason you have no credibility is due to false stories like these. Quit making up sources.
No he didn’t
Wasn’t this story debunked?
Walking it back now, are we? Now it will be “he had bad heartburn” leading others to believe he handed in his resignation..... sources said.... FakeNewsMedia
Seeing people trash a member of the American military over a man who dodged the draft more than once over bonespurs.. Seems like a good call! 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ I am a left leg amputee, and wanted to join the Army out of HS (2005) I'm actually disabled so I couldn't. Trump is a GD joke.
navySec don’t let the door hit you in the ass. You work for the Commander in Chief not the other way around.
Don't HopeThis Presidency Will be outsted soon !
Good riddance.
CaseyHinds The man said he didn’t threaten to resign. So which is it? I don’t think it’s cut and dried, I think he would tell the CIC (who is manifestly unworthy of the title) that he couldn’t carry out the order.
Pretty sure if the President says it in any form it’s an official order
More fake news.
Because realDonaldTrump who comes from a long line of cowards take the 'commander in chief' title a little too literally and interferes with those that actually have sacrificed for their medals.
Glad to hear that the traitor US Navy Sec. Richard Spencer who does not follow orders from the Commander in Chief resign and along that he should be stripped of his pension and charged as a traitor. Treasonous... Penalty for treason to be administered.
trump can go straight to hell, as far as I'm concerned. There's right, and then there's wrong. We do not condone the wrong. We do not set a precedent for wrongdoing
Honorable.
Resign
Resign
How did the Navy secretary being named Richard Spencer get passed me
mpgarza2012 Doesn't feel comfortable letting Draft dodger protect war criminal
So it begins. What makes us any different from our enemies?
Reuters reports that this is NOT true.
DoNotResignUSNavySecRichardSpencer
But he didn’t so this is a no story...just more anti-Trump propaganda
Stop talking, and do it. Trump disgraces all who serve
Spencer's right.
Bye!
Accused murderer?!?! Some other dude confessed. Are you kidding me?
Remember: one must always flip the story the opposite way when coming from MSNBC before believing.
Please dont!
bye bye
Advised by convicted felon Bernie Kerik, no less RudyGiuliani bff
Well bye. ✋ Military forgetting that the POTUS is their Commander and Chief they should step down then, there's always another to step up to replace them, just like the state-run MockingbirdMedia is EnemyOfThePeople and will be replaced.
What does it take to fire that maga dictator?
Can see yuuuge numbers of tRump donors lining up to 'BUY' a U.S. Navy Sec leadership role. Expect Putin may be suggesting tRump put one of his white nationalist buddies in according 2size of their donation. Maybe NRA head, LaFarge. Then he can play with really big guns!!
Dont make threats just resign we dont need you the president is the commander in chief if you dont like his policies then quit!
Oh well.
Trump needs to stay out of the way of the Military doing their job, they are the experts!
Maybe he should be fired. He seems to forget who’s the commander in chief
That would be fine
BoycottMSNBC
Happy retirement butthead
SecNav should be worried about insubordination. Even MSNBC has said that Trump`s tweets are official
Lol
Elise_Jordan Please don’t Sir. We need people like you!
NBCNightlyNews Very funny:)
Quitting doesn't solve anything, is that how our military solves problems. FIGHT...
good!! resign!!
Why quit? Why not fight back? We need the better people in office to stay put.
He should have resigned instead of just considering it. Considering it doesn’t make you a hero and doesn’t protect you from prosecution
Dying laughing because what Trump and Supporters don't get is that his own unit/team members DON'T WANT HIM BACK because he has brought dishonor to the unit/team and now he's an operational security risk.
“Four officials familiar with Spencer’s thinking say he is strongly considering resigning and will do so if Trump signs a written order to end the Navy probe. He conveyed those feelings to Pentagon leaders on Thursday.” How many lives and careers will Trump ruin?
Pardoning war crimes dishonors the military Pardons undercut America’s ability to project moral authority globally. Since the Vietnam War era, the U.S. military has taken a visible leadership role in promoting laws of war.
He needs to resign.
What makes anyone think that Trump cares if anyone resigns, let alone live or die?
He should he will not be honored by his fellow commerades..
Don’t let the hatch hit you in the ass !!
Hang tough!
Trump should not be getting involved in military matters, or telling the navy how to do their job.
His pride is getting the better of him.
I hope they all take a stand against that dirty SOB.
In other words...
This man continues to run a muck of this great nation and a mockery of our laws and our constitution! May God have mercy on our souls.
When our enemies take our soldiers, torture and murder them, then desecrate their bodies, we will learn why pardoning War Crimes is such an evil idea. But then again Trump authorized bombing civilians, including French Doctors Without Borders Hospitals. FoxNews USNavy
That’s IT! Tweets from Trump are NOT OFFICIAL ORDERS!
US military leaders hoping to keep the secretary of the Navy from quitting have lobbied President Trump aboard Air Force One to stop intervening in the case of the Navy SEAL accused of murder, 5 current and one former military and defense officials tell NBCNews.
US military leaders hoping to keep the secretary of the Navy from quitting have lobbied President Trump aboard Air Force One to stop intervening in the case of the Navy SEAL accused of murder, 5 current and one former military and defense officials tell .
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