From the National Review:
“Acting Navy Secretary Resigns
after Suggesting Ousted Captain Was ‘Stupid’ for Writing Coronavirus Letter”
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas
Modly offered his resignation on Tuesday after calling an ousted aircraft
carrier captain “stupid” and “naïve.” It was not immediately clear whether
Defense Secretary Mark Esper would accept the resignation. Modly had apologized
for the comments earlier on Tuesday. “I want to apologize to the Navy for my
recent comments to the crew of the” USS Theodore Roosevelt, Modly said in a
statement. “Let me be clear, I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naïve nor
stupid. I think, and always believed him to be the opposite.” Modly flew to
Guam on Monday, where he spoke to sailors after the removal of Crozier. Last
week, Crozier wrote an email to superiors that was subsequently leaked to the
San Francisco Chronicle, in which he pleaded for help with a coronavirus
outbreak on the ship. During his meeting with the sailors on Monday, Modly said
Crozier was “stupid” or “naive” for thinking the email wouldn’t be leaked to
the press. Modly also asserted that he had inquired about the outbreak on the
ship before Crozier wrote the email, and that Crozier had told him the
situation was under control. President Trump, who initially criticized Crozier
over the email, on Monday said he might intervene in the decision to remove the
captain. “I’m going to get involved and see exactly what’s going on there,
because I don’t want to destroy somebody for having a bad day,” Trump told
reporters at the White House.
^ This is awesome news! Modly
deserved to either resign or be fired for how he handled all of this. I think
he resigned knowing that if he didn’t he would be fired. I’m sure that unlike
when Captain Crozier was forced -out and thousands of his sailors sent him off
in style and the American people stood behind him not one person will do the
same for Modly as he leaves. Now we need to work to get Captain Crozier reinstated
in the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier. ^
https://news.yahoo.com/acting-navy-secretary-resigns-suggesting-192536573.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9yL
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