![]() ![]() R MARTIN: So we heard Spencer in that clip say that the president's interference sends this message to troops that they can get away with things. Thanks so much for being with us this morning. He's a professor of political science and public policy at Duke University and a former National Security Council official. R MARTIN: We're joined now by Peter Feaver. We have to have good order and discipline. SPENCER: That you can get away with things. RICHARD SPENCER: What message does that send to the troops?ĭAVID MARTIN: Well, what message does it send? Here's what he told David Martin of CBS News about the ramifications of the president's interference. The former Navy secretary is now speaking out. And when Defense Secretary Mark Esper found out, he fired Spencer. Navy Secretary Spencer tried to quietly strike a deal with the White House that would allow Gallagher to stay a SEAL as long as the president stayed out of the disciplinary process. The Navy had moved to strip Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher of his Navy SEAL status after he was convicted of posing with the corpse of an ISIS fighter in Iraq. The tension between President Trump and ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer started over the handling of a war crimes case. For a president who has gone to war with his own intelligence community and members of his own diplomatic corps, it seemed only a matter of time before he would clash with the military establishment he oversees.
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