Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal wouldn't work for 'immoral' Trump
by Daniel Chaitin
| December 30, 2018 10:33 AM
Retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal said there is no way he could work for an "immoral" person like President Trump.
The former top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan was asked if he would accept a job in the Trump administration during an interview on ABC's "This Week" that aired Sunday.
"I'd say no. It's important for me to work for people I think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it," he replied.
Host Martha Raddatz also asked if he believes Trump is "a liar."
"I don't think he tells the truth," he replied.
After 34 years in the U.S. Army, McChrystal was forced to resign in 2010 by former President Barack Obama after the publication of a Rolling Stone article that quoted members of his staff criticizing the then-president's team. He later said he "accepted responsibility" for the actions of his team even though he noted that the article didn't offer a "fair depiction."
In his interview with ABC, McChrystal also offered words of caution to anyone who might replace outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
"I think maybe it causes the American people to take pause and say, wait a minute, if we have someone who is as selfless and as committed as Jim Mattis resign his position, walking away from all the responsibility he feels for every service member in our forces and he does so in a public way like that, we ought to stop and say, 'Okay, why did he do it?,'" McChrystal said.
Mattis' resignation earlier this month was prompted by Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria.
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