Alexander Vindman Accuses Trump of Bullying Him, Retires From the US Army (Details)
He put in just over two decades in the United States military, but ultimately he’ll best be remembered for testifying against President Donald John Trump.
And also, getting fired by Trump.
From The Daily Wire:
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified against President Trump during his impeachment last year, is retiring from the military.
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Trump fired Vindman from the White House National Security Council (NSC) in February days after the Senate voted to acquit the president on two impeachment charges passed by the House last year. Vindman’s twin brother, Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, was also fired from his post on the NSC the same day. Yevgeny did not testify in the impeachment trial.
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Today I officially requested retirement from the US Army, an organization I love. My family and I look forward to the next chapter of our lives. pic.twitter.com/h2D9MRUHY2
— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) July 8, 2020
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John Kelly replaced Reince Priebus as President Trump’s chief of staff what seems like eons ago. So much has happened since Kelly left his post. Likewise, Kelly hasn’t been very supportive of POTUS in that time.
In February, Kelly called out Trump for firing Vindman from the National Security Council.
Trump wasn’t thrilled about that.
From Politico:
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Wednesday that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was following his military training when he chose to report President Donald Trump’s now infamous July phone call with the president of Ukraine.
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“He did exactly what we teach them to do from cradle to grave,” Kelly said at an event at Drew University in New Jersey, according to The Atlantic. “He went and told his boss what he just heard.”
Trump’s tweets…
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227986935240691712?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1227986935240691712&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherightscoop.com%2Ftrump-rips-former-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-after-his-comments-on-vindman%2F
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227986937652350976?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1227986937652350976&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherightscoop.com%2Ftrump-rips-former-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-after-his-comments-on-vindman%2F
Mark Levin’s thoughts…
1. Kelly has a real hate on for the president. And he basically regurgitates the media and Democrat attack lines against the president, which is why Mediaite amplified his comments.
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 13, 2020
2. If he despised the president so much why did he accept the chief of staff job after having served as DHS secretary?https://t.co/8ThhjDZBTS
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 13, 2020
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BREAKING: White House is weighing plan to dismiss Alexander Vindman from National Security Council after he testified in impeachment inquiry, a move that will be part of a broader effort to shrink Trump admin foreign policy bureaucracy, sources tell me & @nwadhams. Story out soon
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 7, 2020
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