The admiral who oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said Thursday he’d consider it “an honor” for President Trump to revoke his security clearance in a show of solidarity with former CIA Director John Brennan.
“[Brennan] is a man of unparalleled integrity, whose honesty and character have never been in question, except by those who don’t know him,” retired Navy Adm. William McRaven wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post.
“Therefore, I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency,” he wrote.
The comments from McRaven come a day after White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that Trump had stripped the security clearance from Brennan, a former Obama administration official who has been a vocal critic of Trump.
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Commander of Bin Laden raid to Trump: Revoke my security clearance too https://t.co/vc8amsaGVb pic.twitter.com/WdiIPDco15
— The Hill (@thehill) August 16, 2018
Now THIS is worth reading. From an American hero. https://t.co/remgoUPptI
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) August 16, 2018
Bill McRaven is among the least partisan, the least political, the most patriotic people I know. His taking a stand on this issue is very significant. https://t.co/6D1B4yv0jU
— Michael Morell (@MichaelJMorell) August 16, 2018
I think people saying the McRaven op-ed won't matter are missing the intended audience, which is not the general public but a small community of peers grappling with the right path in the present moment. His choice to say this now will matter to them. And courage is contagious.
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 17, 2018
Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling tells CNN's @jimsciutto that if President Trump continues to strip security clearances from those who speak out against his administration, then "take mine too," adding, "because we are speaking out in selfless service to our country." pic.twitter.com/CZFdMpTOgu
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) August 17, 2018
While William McRaven was overseeing the Navy Seal assault on bin Laden's compound, and John Brennan was pacing the floors in the White House over the critical intel that he discovered to make that raid come about, Trump was hosting Celebrity Apprentice. https://t.co/2noG0gVRnl
— Jerry Taylor (@jerry_jtaylor) August 17, 2018
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