I agree. This is publicly giving Trump the middle finger. The title itself shows how everyone will take it: “Navy secretary DEFIES Trump”.
How do you have a military where anyone can openly and publicly defy their superiors? Complain in private? Fine. But once your commander decides, and the decision is legal, all discussion ends! Salute and obey. We fought to PROTECT democracy. We didn’t practice it!
Fully agree.
If the military does not obey the civilian authority we are a banana republic. Or I should say, a banana democracy.
It’s gotten a lot better but he still has too many people with bad views whispering in his ear saying what they think is the right thing to do