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2019-11-25T07:00:00-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/5e2/20191125070512001_hd.jpgViewers commented on Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s forced resignation.
According to the Pentagon, Secretary Spencer was asked to resign by Defense Secretary Mark Esper amid Mr. Spencer’s attempts to make a secret deal with the White House regarding Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher had been demoted for posing in a picture with a dead ISIS fighter’s body, but President Trump reversed the demotion. In his resignation letter, Secretary Spencer wrote, “I cannot in good conscience obey an order that I believe violates the sacred oath I took in the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Viewers commented on Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s forced resignation. According to the Pentagon, Secretary Spencer was asked to resign by Defense Secretary…
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Viewers commented on Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s forced resignation.
According to the Pentagon, Secretary Spencer was asked to resign by Defense Secretary Mark Esper amid Mr. Spencer’s attempts to make a secret deal with the White House regarding Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher had been demoted for posing in a picture with a dead ISIS fighter’s body, but President Trump reversed the demotion. In his resignation letter, Secretary Spencer wrote, “I cannot in good conscience obey an order that I believe violates the sacred oath I took in the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” close
According to the Pentagon, Secretary Spencer was asked to resign by Defense Secretary Mark Esper amid Mr. Spencer’s attempts to make a secret deal with the White House regarding Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher had been demoted for posing in a picture with a dead ISIS fighter’s body, but President Trump reversed the demotion. In his resignation letter, Secretary Spencer wrote, “I cannot in good conscience obey an order that I believe violates the sacred oath I took in the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Viewers commented on Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s forced resignation. According to the Pentagon, Secretary Spencer was asked to resign by Defense Secretary… read more
Viewers commented on Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s forced resignation.
According to the Pentagon, Secretary Spencer was asked to resign by Defense Secretary Mark Esper amid Mr. Spencer’s attempts to make a secret deal with the White House regarding Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher had been demoted for posing in a picture with a dead ISIS fighter’s body, but President Trump reversed the demotion. In his resignation letter, Secretary Spencer wrote, “I cannot in good conscience obey an order that I believe violates the sacred oath I took in the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” close
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