Acting Navy secretary out after bungled firing of the captain of the COVID-19-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt
WASHINGTON – Acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly was forced to resign after he mishandled the firing of the captain of the COVID-19-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt, sources with knowledge of the decision have confirmed.
But Modly's decision to fly to Guam to visit sailors and explain his decision in a profanity-laced speech proved to be his undoing. HeModly had disparaged the former captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, calling him"too naive or too stupid" to command the stricken aircraft carrier before issuing a remarkable apology taking back the insults.
Modly's speech immediately drew fire from Capitol Hill, with numerous lawmakers calling for his ouster.Richard Spencer More than 150 sailors among the 4,800-member crew of the Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19. Crozier is one of them, according to The New York Times. The Navy has tested 61% of the crew and evacuated nearly 2,000 of them, placing them in quarantine in Guam, where the ship is docked.
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