Acting SecNav Thomas Modly calls Capt. Crozier stupid in address to the crew of the USS Teddy Roosevelt.

x The acting secretary of the Navy calls the now-ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt "stupid" over coronavirus memo https://t.co/wg0grzQ7mj Ã¢ÂÂ CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 6, 2020

In remarks that were piped over the vessel's PA system, Modly suggested Crozier leaked the memo on purpose or was "too naive or too stupid" to be in command if he didn't think that sending it to over 20 people would not result in it getting out to the public.

Modly went on to say it was a "betrayal of trust, with me, with his chain of command."

When asked if Modly's personal attack on Crozier was appropriate, a senior defense official said Monday, "I don't know what to say." Modly's use of the word "betrayal" is a loaded because saying an officer has betrayed the Navy is a court martial offense. A defense official familiar with Modly's remarks offered his opinion of Modly's address, saying the acting secretary "should be fired. I don't know how he survives this day."

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Unbelievable. Trump & company’s thirst for revenge has no limits.

This is not how you win friends among people putting their lives on the line to serve in the military.