Pres Trump criticized now ousted Capt Brett Crozier of USS Theodore Roosevelt.
He said Crozier's memo warning Navy leadership that decisive action was needed to save lives of the ship's crew was not "appropriate."
"He shouldn't be talking that way in a letter," Trump said.
He said Crozier's memo warning Navy leadership that decisive action was needed to save lives of the ship's crew was not "appropriate."
"He shouldn't be talking that way in a letter," Trump said.
Capt Crozier, who was applauded by sailors Fri., warned that crew was at risk from virus.
Trump said: "I thought it looked terrible what he did to write a letter. This is not a class on literature...He shouldn't be talking that way in a letter. He could call & ask & suggest."
Trump said: "I thought it looked terrible what he did to write a letter. This is not a class on literature...He shouldn't be talking that way in a letter. He could call & ask & suggest."
Meanwhile, Navy sailors gave Capt. Brett Crozier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt commanding officer who was outsed after a letter he wrote about a coronavirus outbreak on the carrier was leaked to news outlets, an emotional send-off on Friday.
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Capt. Brett E. Crozier, the Navy captain who was fired after a leak of a letter he had emailed to Navy leaders detailing the service's failures in dealing with a coronavirus outbreak on the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, has tested positive for Covid-19. nytimes.com/2020/04/05/mag…
