by digby
He’s so committed to his sick and twisted war criminal fans that he’s intent upon destroying the chain of and all honor and decency:
President Trump on Thursday reversed a decision by the Navy seeking to oust Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher from the elite commando force.
Chief Gallagher has been at the center of a high-profile war crime case and was granted clemency by the president on Friday. He was notified on Wednesday that the Navy planned to start the process to remove the Trident pin that symbolizes membership in the SEALs.
Less than 24 hours later, Mr. Trump announced on Twitter it would not happen, saying “The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!”
What happened?
The president announced the reversal on Twitter shortly after Chief Gallagher’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, appeared on Fox News, framing the Navy decision as an act of defiance toward the president’s decision to restore Chief Gallagher’s rank.
“Monday morning the admiral comes in and says I disagree with the president, I’m going to take his Trident,” Mr. Parlatore said. “What he’s doing here is really just an effort to publicly humiliate Chief Gallagher and stick it right in the president’s eye.”
Gallagher has been on social media and in interviews trashing Naval commanders and his former colleagues, generally acting like an asshole, which he is. He’s got a friend in high places so he obviously feels he can do whatever he wants.
This is extremely disturbing. I’m very worried about what it’s doing to the military. He’s turning it into a mercenary troop, full of psychopaths.
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