Tammy Duckworth steps up for Vindman

[billanole]

This could get interesting.
https://www.axios.com/alexander-vin...rth-74bd31bf-fed9-4842-a269-75da8b92c108.html
The backdrop: Trump fired Vindman from the White House in February, tweeting that the national security official "was very insubordinate, reported contents of my 'perfect' calls incorrectly and was given a horrendous report by his superior."

• Vindman was one of the first witnesses to publicly testify in the impeachment inquiry who directly listened in to Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which he described as "improper."

What she's saying: "Our military is supposed to be the ultimate meritocracy. It is simply unprecedented and wrong for any commander in chief to meddle in routine military matters at all, whether or not he has a personal vendetta against a soldier who did his patriotic duty and told the truth — a soldier who has been recommended for promotion by his superiors because of his performance," Duckworth said in a statement.

• After Trump endorsed the idea of removing Vindman, but before the key security official was escorted out of the White House, Esper told reportersin February that the Pentagon "[protects] all of our persons, service members from retribution or anything like that."

 

[mnole03]

Fun fact: Congress can promote him on their own.

 

[IMCC965]

This is a bad precedent to set.

 

[billanole]

This is a bad precedent to set.

There seems to be a lot of that in the air these days.

 

[FormerlyCyberCy]

This is a bad precedent to set.

This was a bad President all right.

 

[Chishawk1425]

This is a bad precedent to set.

Retribution to a good Soldier by the WH? Agree.

 

[SIXERS24]

The guy is a political hack, not a soldier anymore he set this up with Schiff
I guess no one gets promoted.

 

[SIXERS24]

Tammy is pulling a Roy Cohn move

 

[Chishawk1425]

The guy is a political hack, not a soldier anymore he set this up with Schiff
I guess no one gets promoted.

Says you aka the opposite is actually the case.

 

[lucas80]

This is a bad precedent to set.

Agreed. The President has no business talking down to the Pentagon like this. If the man has earned the promotion give it to him. Otherwise we will wind up with a system that produces praetorian guards, not the worlds best military.

 

[ft254]

Agreed. The President has no business talking down to the Pentagon like this. If the man has earned the promotion give it to him. Otherwise we will wind up with a system that produces praetorian guards, not the worlds best military.

It is time to throw this president(sic) to the military. Bounty on troops! Him telling them who they can and can't promote. This piece of shit telling them anything. Maybe he can inform the Pentagon which branch of the military he is negotiating with Putin to place bounties on this month.

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

Steps up? Ouch!

 

[tumorboy]

Steps up? Ouch!

Tammy can show Don how to use a ramp properly.

 

[billanole]

Steps up? Ouch!

She walks taller than the big cheese does.

 

[Scott559]

Tammy is pulling a Roy Cohn move

So you’re saying you admire her style.......

 

[billanole]

Tammy can show Don how to use a ramp properly.

That is skrong. Well done.

 

[tellin the truth]

Is this the same Vindman who was a Leftist operative who the Marxists changed the whistleblower rules for so that he could tell a fabricated story that he’s now admitted was a lie? You guys are still trying to prop him up? The intelligent portion of the public is tired of political operatives and unnamed sources sabotaging the country with continuous lies bro.

 

[billanole]

Is this the same Vindman who was a Leftist operative who the Marxists changed the whistleblower rules for so that he could tell a fabricated story that he’s now admitted was a lie? You guys are still trying to prop him up? The intelligent portion of the public is tired of political operatives and unnamed sources sabotaging the country with continuous lies bro.

CSB. Thanks for being non partisan, so all would want to engage with you.