Someone making a principled stand would resign properly, then make their statements. This guy was a grandstanding drama queen and conservatives fell for it like they always do. And immediately throwing money at him. Why? They do the same thing when some random celebrity says one thing they agree with. So and so for President!!!! Rheeeeeee!
Yes.
As long as he was wearing a uniform and drawing his salary, he had to play by their rules.
Notice how in the statement Trump merits a full paragraph of invective while the kenyan, Bush and Clinton get a sentence in passing each. Huge red flag right there.