President Trump said he may ‘get involved’ in the deepening crisis in the U.S. navy after Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly ridiculed former commander Brett Crozier
FILE PHOTO: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly, testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing examining military housing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Modly said the letter, and the leak, amounted to a betrayal by the captain, who was responsible one way or another. “You have two good people and they’re arguing... I’m good at settling these arguments. So I may look into it in great detail, in detail and I’ll be able to figure it out very fast,” he said.
Crozier’s crew members showed their disapproval of Modly’s decision by posting videos online last week of their captain’s emotional sendoff. Sailors hailed Crozier as a hero, out to defend his crew at great cost to his career.Modly and Trump have both been criticized for the decision to relieve Crozier of command.
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