Navy secretary denies threatening to resign over Trump’s intervention in Eddie Gallagher case – By Nicholas Wu (USA Today) / Nov 23 2019
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer denied reports he threatened to resign over President Donald Trump’s intervention in the Navy’s disciplinary proceedings against Eddie Gallagher, a Navy SEAL who had been demoted over a war crimes charge.
“Contrary to popular belief, I’m still here. I did not threaten to resign,” he said at a defense conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday. “But let us just say we’re here to talk about external threats, and Eddie Gallagher is not one of them.”
Reports in the New York Times and NBC News said the secretary had threatened to resign if Trump went forward with his plans to stop the Navy from demoting Gallagher.
“The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin,” Trump tweeted on Thursday, referring to the symbol of SEAL membership. “This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!”
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