Posted on 11/24/2019 2:26:55 PM PST by Enlightened1
WAPO is reporting:
“Esper asked for Spencer’s resignation after learning that he had privately proposed to White House officials that if they did not interfere with proceedings against Gallagher, then Spencer would ensure that Gallagher was able to retire as a Navy SEAL, with his Trident insignia.
Spencer’s private proposal to the White House — which he did not share with Esper over the course of several conversations about the matter — contradicted his public position on the Gallagher case, chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.
Esper said in the statement that he was “deeply troubled by this conduct.”
“Unfortunately, as a result I have determined that Secretary Spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position,” Esper said. “I wish Richard well.””
Outstanding.
This is a good start, but President Trump needs to start firing thousands of people.
Posobiec is a key man these days, he broke the story that RGB went to the hospital, & now this....
Makes one wonder just how dumb some of these high level people are. Talk about fishing in troubled waters. Why would he ever inject himself into the situation, knowing what the President, his superior officer, thinks?
Was it arrogance or stupidity Mr. Secretary?
Drop Kick, BOOM
YES!
Rear Adm Green must be relieved of duty, as well.
And reduced in rank.
Former CIA Analyst to CBN News: ‘An American Insurrection Is Underway’
Christian Broadcasting Network ^ | 11/22/2019 | Gary Lane
Posted on 11/24/2019, 2:24:08 PM by huldah1776
If you follow politics, you’ve heard people talking about the “deep state”. But is there really some sort of coup going on at a deeper level among career bureaucrats in Washington, or is it just a fantasy?
At a recent Federalist Society dinner in our nation’s capital, US Attorney General William Barr said an “avalanche of subpoenas” and constant attempts to derail Trump administration appointments only serve to ‘incapacitate” the executive branch.
He stopped short of calling what is happening in Washington a political coup, but he suggested forces are engaged in a war to cripple, by any means necessary, a duly-elected government.
Referring to the “resistance” language used by Trump opponents, Barr said, “Now ‘resistance’ is the language used to describe insurgency against rule imposed by an occupying military power. It obviously connotes that the government is not legitimate. This is a very dangerous and, indeed, incendiary notation to import into the politics of a democratic republic.”
Appearing on this week’s episode of the Global Lane, former CIA Analyst Michael Scheuer says he believes an American insurrection is now underway.
“The federal government, at least the executive branch, is being denied the ability to execute its responsibilities, whether it’s here in Washington, or in places like Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco where, under the supremacy clause, Washington is very clearly responsible for immigration. There’s much more disruption and much more insurrection in this country than Lincoln faced until the Confederates fired at Ft. Sumter. It’s staggering to be in this position 160 years later,” Scheuer said.
He says the only thing we’ve heard so far in the impeachment hearings is staffers saying they’re very offended because the president didn’t listen to their advice, contending it’s more about sour grapes than evidence of a crime.
Scheuer also says there’s clear ignorance about the Constitution on behalf of Congress. “When the Constitution says ‘bribery’, the Founders were talking about the President accepting bribes,” not the president making a quid pro quo in exchange for foreign aid, he argues.
Scheuer says the bottom line is there’s a deeper agenda at work here.
“What they’re doing is, as Mr. Barr said, trying to tear down the institutions of this country. They’re not the loyal opposition, they are an infestation of globalists who want to deny nationality to the United States and blend us in with the rest of the world,” he contends.
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General of the Army McArthur, I’m glad to inform you that Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, is also your COMMANDER IN CHIEF; you’re FIRED. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Soon to be employed at CNN
I would suspect that this is a polite way of explaining it, so Spencer will still be able to keep his pension, etc. Defying a direct order from the CIC could have been a lot more serious for him (like prison?) but Trump and the Sec Def gave him a way out.
That’s fine, Trump knows how to get what he wants and this is a sign that he won’t tolerate this type of stuff...and if anybody tries it again, it will probably go worse for them. I’m glad he moved fast because this nonsense with the Obama military thinking they are a force unto themselves could go from being nonsense to destroying our country.
why are people surprised? Did they not watch the Apprentice?
stupid Navy obama people..
Have you not watched the past 3 years? Nobody in the military has faced repercussions for being insubordinate to their CIC. SECDEF is claiming he asked him to resign because he lied to HIM and not POTUS. I hope I am wrong but I suspect these admirals are going to get off like the rest of the disloyal “Trump Generals” have previously.
Red, Green, Blue? Or Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
OMG!!!!! Stop the presses, Quick, get Schiff!! Need to re-open the House Impeachment circus, sorry, I mean the inquiry! We have a new charge against Trump!! He has the gall to fire a Navy Admiral. Trump, once again is doing his job!! How un-Presidential of him! He’s betraying our Country! Get him out of the WH, NOW!!!!!!
[SARC] for those who can’t read well.
Court marshal using the same nefarious tactics used against Gallagher then demote him to galley cook.
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