Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law

[TomCADem]

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump's nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump's election loss to Joe Biden a "coup" attempt and shared tweets that suggest Trump should declare martial law.

Scott O'Grady, a former fighter pilot and Trump loyalist, repeatedly retweeted tweets that falsely stated Trump won the election in "landslide fashion" and that millions of votes were stolen from the President.

On November 25, O'Grady retweeted a tweet that said, "Trump won & Biden & his Comrades will now attempt a coup," next to a photoshopped image of Biden beside Xi Jinping, the President of China.

On December 2, he retweeted an account that shared an article that said former national security adviser Michael Flynn had shared a petition that called for martial law. He then retweeted the same account which suggested that Trump should declare martial law.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scott-o-grady-trump-pentagon-nominee-spreads-debunked-conspiracies-and-tweets-suggesting-trump-declare-martial-law/ar-BB1bD5A2?ocid=msedgntp

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Perhaps Scott O'Grady would be willing to order troops to support his coup assuming he believes his own tweets.

[My Pet Orangutan]

1. Court-martial the jerk.

Sedition.

[Aviation Pro]

2. No longer in the service so can't be done unless the AF wants to recall him back to active duty

He learned nothing from his experience in Bosnia.

[My Pet Orangutan]

4. Supreme Court: Retirees Can Be Court-Martialed for Crimes Committed After Service

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/02/22/supreme-court-retirees-can-be-court-martialed-crimes-committed-after-service.html

[Aviation Pro]

5. Noted this in the article

Retired Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Steven Larrabee was convicted of sexually assaulting a bartender, the wife of an active-duty Marine, at a bar in Iwakuni, Japan, where he worked as a civilian. He had been retired -- technically, placed on the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve status list -- for three months.

And so subject to recall. Wearing the uniform has nothing to do with it. Also, this incident happened while he was on active duty; O'Grady did not commit any crime while wearing the uniform.

[atreides1]

3. Putz

Should have left him for the Bosnians

[LudwigPastorius]

6. Another QAnon-believing, Trumpist nutjob...

This man should be kept far, far away from any position of leadership in the Pentagon.

Thus, McConnell and his flying monkeys in the Senate will probably confirm him.