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A retired US Navy admiral who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden has told Donald Trump he would be honoured if the 45th President would yank his security clearance just like he did to former CIA director John Brennan.
In a letter to Mr Trump published in the Washington Post, retired Admiral William McRaven, calling Mr Brennan, “one of the finest public servants I have ever known”, said he, “would consider it an honour 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”.
Mr McRaven’s name was not on Mr Trump’s list.
“Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation,” wrote Mr McRaven, who led the US Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014.
Mr McRaven said few Americans had done more than Mr Brennan to protect the nation.
“He is a man of unparalleled integrity, whose honesty and character have never been in question … except by those who don’t know him,” he wrote.
Mr McRaven said Mr Trump could not suppress his critics’ voices, which would continue until he became “the leader we prayed you would be”.
Reuters
Topics: world-politics, donald-trump, united-states
