Navy SEAL Commander To Step Down Due To Trump

Yahoo News reports:

Special Warfare Rear Adm. Collin Green, the US Navy admiral responsible for the service’s special-operations forces, will step down from his position in September. His retirement follows the controversial court-martial of Special Warfare Operator Chief Eddie Gallagher. Green moved to withdraw Gallagher’s Trident pin, which signifies his membership in the Navy SEAL community.

However, President Donald Trump intervened in the Navy’s judicial system to free Gallagher from pretrial detention and restore his rank after the conviction. Trump said that he was “sticking up for our armed forces” and that “there’s never been a president that’s going to stick up for them, and has, like I have.” The incident led to other resignations by Navy leaders. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was forced to resign after expressing disagreement with Trump’s actions.

Special Warfare Rear Adm. Collin Green, the US Navy admiral responsible for the service’s special-operations forces, resigns after disagreement with Trump over Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher pardon.https://t.co/MThqnzGGMo

— VoteVets (@votevets) February 4, 2020

This was not an “apparent disagreement.” Trump ordered the Navy to pretend war crimes never happened, and Special Warfare Rear Adm. Collin Green, the US Navy admiral responsible for the service’s special-operations forces, resigned rather than go along. https://t.co/UNrnNPgjvK

— Oona Hathaway (@oonahathaway) February 4, 2020