Navy Secretary Richard Spencer Fired
Posted on AllSides November 26th, 2019
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper asked for the resignation of Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer, a Trump appointee.
- According to a Pentagon spokesperson, Esper made the decision "after losing trust and confidence in [Spencer] regarding his lack of candor over conversations with the White House involving the handling of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher."
- Gallagher's SEAL status was controversial; ...