Commandant of the Marine Corps Breaks With Trump And Denounces His Support For Racism

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/15/commandant-marine-corps-breaks-trump-denounces-support-racism.html

Commandant of the Marine Corps Breaks With Trump And Denounces His Support For Racism
By Jason Easley on Tue, Aug 15th, 2017 at 8:02 pm


The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert Neller, has spoken out against Trump's support for racists with a tweet stating that there is no place for racial hatred in the Marines.


General Robert Neller tweeted:

Link to tweet

One gets the sense that Trump’s press conference was a breaking point for the country. Trump has finally crossed a line that only his most diehard supporters will follow him on. The Marines are telling the Commander in Chief that there is no place in their organization for his racist beliefs.

Trump has pushed and pushed and pushed. Finally, America is coming together to push back. If Trump wants to be a racist, he can resign from office, because the White House is no home for a person who holds such ugly views.

Trump has gotten away with too much since he ran for president, but finally, America is coming together to fight back.

[Tatiana]

1. This is unprecedented.

I can't believe that General Neller has to publicly make a statement like this -- which is in direct contrast to his Commander-in-Chief.

Wow.

[zipplewrath]

3. Technically no

It is consistent with Trump's Monday statement. And doesn't speak of who is responsible for what in Charlotte. But it is a heck of a "shot across the bow".

[Tatiana]

4. This is not consistent with Trump's remarks from today. n/t

[zipplewrath]

5. He repeated the comdenation of the racists

And then defended those who got the permit. All the commandant said was that the racists had no place in the Marine Corps. Walking the line but not over it. Close enough to get fired anyway though.

[ornotna]

2. Just got off work not too long ago

Watching on CNN now and I've never seen anything like it. He's crazy. I don't know what to say.

[Permanut]

6. We really need to have the military on our side..

Yes, there are sides, and they are NOT equivalent. Just a comment about the Velveeta turd.

[msongs]

7. the US military will do what trump tells it to do nt