The US Navy secretary has said he does not consider a tweet by President Donald Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of a sailor who could lose his status as a Navy Seal. “I need a formal order to act,” US Navy secretary Richard Spencer said, and referred to the tweet. “I don’t interpret them as a formal order.”The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. Mr Gallagher’s lawyers have accused the Navy of trying to remove the Seal designation in retaliation for Mr Trump’s decision last week to restore Mr Gallagher’s rank. Mr Gallagher filed a complaint with the inspector general accusing a rear admiral of insubordination for defying Mr Trump’s actions.

Source: Irish Examiner November 24, 2019 09:11 UTC