Retired admiral who criticized Trump leaves Pentagon board

Fox News ^ | 09/16/18 | Dom Calicchio

[JonnyFive]

A retired Navy admiral who oversaw the raid that killed Usama bin Laden has resigned from a Defense Department advisory board, after criticizing President Trump's decision to revoke a former CIA director's security clearance.

William McRaven, former head of U.S. Special Operations Command, left the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) on Aug. 20, Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said.

That was four days after he wrote in the Washington Post that Trump's actions revoking former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance "embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation."

McRaven's op-ed carried the headline, "Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President."

[CondorFlight]

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

[MuttTheHoople]

Bye, Felecia.

[Eagles6]

One of soetoro’s perfumed princes.

[Hartlyboy]

Is his security clearance revoked?

[airborne]

There are many swamp dwellers who need their security clearances revoked.

He can be the next one.

[lee martell]

We are better off knowing who is still firmly in Camp Obama.
Let them self-deport.

[gubamyster]

Is his security clearance revoked

Exactly my thoughts.

[BlessedBeGod]

That was four days after he wrote in the Washington Post that Trump's actions revoking former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance "embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation."

Hyperbole, much?

[Jim Robinson]

Drain the swamp!

[Leep]

Oh, he retired..

[Gay State Conservative]

Hasta la vista,Obama Admiral.And BTW,DJT is gonna revoke *your* security clearance so you can't parlay it into some lucrative defense industry gig.

[richardtavor]

Make sure you cancel his security clearance as requested.

[Jacquerie]

Exactly. Hussein had eight years to promote social justice Flag Officers.

[madison10]

Good riddance.

[DarthVader]

Remember he did not resign. He either quit or got the public boot.

[Arm_Bears]

I hope the Admiral and the IRS have a wonderful couple of years together.

[PUGACHEV]

If that’s the way he feels about it, he’s obviously been there too long for any good he might have done.

[faithhopecharity]

FORMER anythings should have their security clearances deactivated the moment they leave govt or defense- critical employ. Period. End of file.

[LeoTDB69]

“Trump’s actions revoking former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance “embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation.”

Hello Sherlock. First, we’ve been divided as a nation thanks to the likes of you. Also, most of our kids could care less about some bureaucrats security clearance. So we ended a major source of leaked classified information. As a Pentagon employee, that should please you, after all.