Hmmmmm?
Nice headline….
But full of holes?
The Sec of Defense’s boss IS the President, who IS the nation’s commander-in-chief of the military….
If a lawful order is is give to the Sec of Defense?
He MUST follow it…
If he cannot?
He can be removed from office, something Donald Trump has had NO problem with doing with other department heads that aren’t ‘loyal’ to him instead of the law or constitution….
This is about the repositioning (Hiding) of the USS John McCain during Trump’s visit to Japan just a few days ago….
Staff had the ship moved out of Trump’s sight believing that seeing the name of the ship might bother their boss , who has had NO kind words for the former Republican senator and Naval War hero….
There HAS been a heavy pushback against the action to accommodate the movement t of the ship….
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.
“USS John McCain needs to be out of sight,” an email outlining the president’s plans for the trip read, the Journal reported. “Please confirm #3 will be satisfied.”
The order was not implemented after senior Navy officials became aware of the request, Reuters noted.
Trump, who said last week that he was unaware of the request, frequently clashed with the late Sen. John McCain and has kept up his attacks following the Arizona Republican’s death….
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