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U. S. Navy / wikipedia.org Model filed a resignation after the sharp statements in the address of the captain of the nuclear aircraft carrier “Theodore Roosevelt”, where an outbreak of the coronavirus
U. S. Navy / wikimedia.org
the Secretary of defense mark Esper has accepted the resignation of acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly and appointed as Deputy Secretary of the army James MacPherson. Model filed a resignation after the sharp statements in the address of the captain of the nuclear aircraft carrier “Theodore Roosevelt”, where an outbreak of the coronavirus, the Associated Press reports.
“this morning I accepted the resignation of the Minister Monti. With the consent of the President I have appointed the current Deputy Secretary of the army James MacPherson to the position of acting Secretary of the Navy,” wrote Esper on Twitter.
At the end of March the captain of the USS “Theodore Roosevelt” Brett crozier sent an e-mail to the Pentagon asking about the isolation on land the entire crew of the ship, where there are cases with symptoms, typical of coronavirus. Letter of captain became available of the newspaper the San Francisco Chronicle, and he was fired for he sent a letter on open channels, without ensuring the confidentiality of the message.
April 5, it became known that the former captain of an aircraft carrier discovered coronavirus. Crozier fell ill a few days before the dismissal. Meanwhile, the total number of cases on the aircraft carrier is 230 people, according to the website of the U.S. Navy. According to preliminary information, 79% of team members of the aircraft carrier was tested for coronavirus, have 230 people diagnosis was confirmed, 2037 sailors showed a negative result. In addition, more than 3 thousand members of the crew were transferred ashore.
this weekend, acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas Monti turned to the crew of the aircraft carrier and put left the Board crozier criticized, saying that he is either naive or stupid. The Chairman of the Committee on Armed services of the house of representatives Adam Smith (Democrat from Washington) on Monday evening distributed a written statement in which he called U.S. President Donald trump send Modle resign.
trump told reporters that Brett crozier made the mistake of writing a letter to the Pentagon. “The commander [crozier] should not have written the letter, he didn’t have to be Ernest Hemingway. He made a mistake, but he had a bad day,” the President said, quoted by TASS. According to trump, the decision on the fate of crozier is still pending. “I think that the Minister of defense mark Esper is now considering this question”, – he said.
At the same time, the White house stressed that Model no one demanded the resignation, and he made the decision to stop the scandal. “The Minister probably was not supposed to say what he said. He did not need to resign, but he decided that it would be better for the country,” said trump.
