WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the U.S. Navy’s handling of a Navy SEAL whose rank he recently restored following a court martial, saying he would not allow the service to remove his SEAL status. This marks the most recent intervention by Trump in a military case and comes despite senior Navy leadership supporting a decision to review Edward Gallagher’s status as a SEAL. “The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. U.S. officials and Gallagher’s lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday that Navy officials were considering whether to remove him from the Navy’s special operations force.

Source: National Post November 21, 2019 14:21 UTC