Defense Secretary insists Trump didn’t order firing of Theodore Roosevelt commander
Leo Shane III
Defense Secretary Mark Esper insisted on Sunday that the firing of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt’s commanding officer was not prompted by White House complaints and that military leaders will conduct a full investigation into the incident.
In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Esper backed the decision by acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly to dismiss Capt. Brett Crozier.
“I think Secretary Modly laid out very reasonably and very deliberately the reasons (for the firing),†he said. “And I think when all those facts come to bear, we’ll have a chance to understand why Secretary Modly did what he did.â€
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