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Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer [not to be confused with the white supremacist POS with the same name] has threatened to resign if the Navy is prohibited from going through an administrative review board in December to determine the fate of Eddie Gallagher as to whether he will remain in the SEALs, Fox News reports.
Also, on Saturday, The New York Times, a former newspaper, reported that in addition to Spencer, Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Commander Rear Adm. Collin Green threatened to resign if the Navy carries out President Trump's request to restore Gallagher’s rank to chief petty officer after he was demoted last summer. Of course, The Times has it wrong.
The Times, as is often the case, was inaccurate in reporting that Green threatened to resign over the Gallagher disagreement. Only Spencer -- not Green -- made such a threat, they said.
In case you haven't noticed, the former newspaper only makes mistakes in one direction.
Gallagher was found not guilty of murdering an Islamic State (ISIS) fighter during a 2017 deployment to Iraq but was convicted of posing for a photo with the dead corpse. His trial made international headlines and was probably seen on Fox News by Trump who tweeted in support of Gallagher
Spencer, a political appointee and civilian, has threatened to resign because he wants to see the process play out formally inside the Pentagon, according to officials.
“A tweet is not a written order,” one official correctly said about the president telling the SEALs over a tweet this week not to remove Gallagher from the SEAL teams and take his Trident pin away.
"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!”The Trident pin is the SEAL's insignia.
Spencer, a political appointee and civilian, has threatened to resign because he wants to see the process play out formally inside the Pentagon, according to officials.
“A tweet is not a written order,” one official correctly said about the president telling the SEALs over a tweet this week not to remove Gallagher from the SEAL teams and take his Trident pin away.
However, Spencer denied threatening to resign at a defense conference in Halifax, Canada, according to reporters at the conference.
“I’m still here, I did not threaten to resign, we’re here to talk about external threats and Eddie Gallagher is not one of them,” Spencer said during a panel on the Arctic.
There is concern at the Pentagon that the president is micromanaging the military justice system, according to multiple officials who asked not to be identified, this following the president’s recent pardons issued to two Army officers, as well as ordering Gallagher’s rank be restored.
Officials say the president should not be deciding who can or cannot be a Navy SEAL. I agree with them on this one, but I support Gallagher and hope he gets to keep his rank.
“I’m still here, I did not threaten to resign, we’re here to talk about external threats and Eddie Gallagher is not one of them,” Spencer said during a panel on the Arctic.
There is concern at the Pentagon that the president is micromanaging the military justice system, according to multiple officials who asked not to be identified, this following the president’s recent pardons issued to two Army officers, as well as ordering Gallagher’s rank be restored.
Officials say the president should not be deciding who can or cannot be a Navy SEAL. I agree with them on this one, but I support Gallagher and hope he gets to keep his rank.
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