"The Pentagon has reportedly communicated to the White House that it will not allow the U.S. military to be politicized, a move that comes amid a controversy involving a directive to keep the USS John S. McCain out of President Trump's sight during his visit to Japan." "Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan "directed his chief of staff to speak with the White House military office and reaffirm his mandate that the Department of Defense will not be politicized," Lt. Col. Joe Buccino, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement, according to Reuters. "The chief of staff reported that he did reinforce this message." "The Wall Street Journal first reported last week that the White House asked the U.S. Navy to make sure the USS John S. McCain would be "out of sight" while he visited troops stationed in Japan." https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...ry-will-not-be Ouch, Trump is not going to like being reprimanded, especially coming from the military, surely he thought, just like he does the rest of the Federal Gov't, that it existed to serve him not to admonish him. Now do you think he has started his search for his Billy Barrs in the military that he can quickly promote?
About time. Trump is a Veteran-Hating Draft Dodger who has no respect for The Flag and craps all over The Military (with his Mentally-Unstable Politicization of the Military). Trump is a Total DISGRACE as IMBECILE-Chief.:smh:
Not according to the Pentagon, and it doesn't depend on what Trump found, but what the military thinks
They had a ship called the USS Pocahontas twice, I think it's time they make a new one. How funny would that be?
Super cool. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pocahontas_(ID-3044) But, only if they called it the USS Elizabeth Warren.
Did he tell the president or request? Isn't this hardlined statement a breaking the chain of command? Haha the person who sent the email probably just meant to position the cameras to avoid controversy but then some idiot found a way to make it even more controversial. . “USS John McCain needs to be out of sight,” an email outlining the president's plans for the trip rea
I believe the Pentagon answers to the man in the White House. If he wants to damn well politicize it he can. Who the hell do they think they are telling the White House anything but “Yes, Mr. President”?
And yet https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...-orders/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8b57b614b70c Now this order isn't technically illegal, but the point is the same...
If he's going to start doing that, and I don't put it past him, it could be a Saturday Evening Massacre in the military... NOBODY in the military wants to get used like that...
Another example of trump being only for himself. To boot, all his supporters on this site claim he is so respectful of the us military.
Just another example of Trumps pitiful egomania. If there is a bigger narcissist on the planet, Iv not heard of one.
