just the other day he was saying that he’d prefer to stay in jail than have the Trumps raise money for him. Maybe he’ll get his wish.
Maybe he was protecting Trump as well as himself?
I predict Trump will forgive him and call him out for recognition in the years ahead.
It’s amazing how wars have been won because of slyness on the part of warrior leaders.
Really? Wow. Where did you read that?
Yikes, I just found it. What an ass.
Lt. Col Stuart Scheller of the US Marines
Lt. Col Stuart Scheller, shown here in an official Marine Corps photo. Marine Corp
Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is in a military jail for denouncing the US over its Afghanistan pullout.
Pro-Trump entities have shared their support for Scheller, including by raising over $2 million.
Scheller, however, has said he’d rather “sit in jail” than accept support from Donald Trump.
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The MAGA community has raised more than $2 million for a Marine officer who went viral for criticizing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and saying he wanted to “bring the whole fucking system down.” The officer in question, however, has spoken out against former President Donald Trump.
Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, a decorated battalion commander, is in military jail on suspicion of violating military laws.
After the news, the Pipe Hitter Foundation set up a fundraising platform for Scheller.
The foundation is run by the former Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who was convicted in 2019 after posing for a photo with the body of an Islamic State captive. Trump granted him clemency in November 2020.
The appeal had raised more than $2,262,000 as of Sunday.
Scheller has been celebrated as a hero across right-wing politics, according to David Gilbert, writing in Vice. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn have backed him, and dozens of Republicans, led by Rep. Louie Gohmert, signed a letter calling for Scheller’s release.
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Scheller, however, has publically renounced any help from Trump or his followers, saying he would “rather sit in jail.”
He also said that Trump was responsible for “dividing our country.”
Writing on his Facebook page on September 25, he said: “President Trump. I was told by everyone to kiss the ring because of your following and power. I refuse. While I respect your foreign policy positions, I hate how you divided the country.
“I don’t need or want your help. You do not have the ability to pull US together. You may even win the next election. But your generation’s time is running out. Tell your son to stop tweeting about me. Your whole family knows nothing about US or our sacrifices. I could never work with you.”