In an about face, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized for his profanity-tinged remarks over the loudspeakers of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, in which he called the aircraft carrier’s former commander stupid or naive
In an about face, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized Monday night for his profanity-tinged remarks over the loudspeakers of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, in which he called the aircraft carrier’s former commander stupid or naive for writing and distributing a memo about a coronavirus outbreak.
The remarks to crew members by Mr. Modly drew outrage from many sailors and Navy officials, calls from lawmakers for his resignation and disapproval from President Trump.
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