Trump's Army Secretary Pick Accused Of Punching Worker At Racehorse Auction

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By ESME CRIBB Published JANUARY 19, 2017, 10:37 AM EDT

Vincent Viola, the billionaire Wall Street trader and owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of the Army, was accused in August of punching a concessions worker at a racehorse auction.

A concessions worker at a high-end racehorse auction in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., told police that Viola punched him in the face, according to a New York Times report published Wednesday.

The man had a "swollen bloody lip," according to a police report obtained by the Times through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Viola told police that the man had pushed his wife, according to the report. The worker denied this.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/vincent-viola-army-secretary-accused-punching-auction-worker

[brooklynite]

1. So you're saying he knows how to fight and he'll be running the Army. Perfect fit!

[rgbecker]

2. Gives me great confidence that Viola will keep things from escalating.

Of course, why wouldn't you just slug a guy? I mean if you have a billion bucks and can hire all the lawyers within a hundred miles.

[IronLionZion]

3. That's the minimum qualifications for a Trump appointment

considering Viola left the Army over 30 years ago.

[SunSeeker]

4. Dude needs to go to anger management, not the Pentagon.

[Sunlei]

5. oh my.

https://www.americasbestracing.net/owners/st-elias-stable-and-west-point-thoroughbreds

[Coventina]

6. How many fails can be in one headline?

Let's see:

1. Trump
2. Trump's pick
3. Punching worker
4. Racehorse
5. Racehorse auction
6. Army Secretary pick AT Racehorse Auction

[Abouttime]

7. Disgusting

Horse racing is animal abuse for billionaires.