FNC: Acting Navy Secretary Resigns Over Firing of Aircraft Carrier Commander

HEMMER So Fox News ░░░░░░░░ now we re tracking ░░░░░░░░ story the Acting Secretary ░░░░░░░░ the U S Navy ░░░░░░░░ to resign earlier today ░░░░░░░░ he fired the commander ░░░░░░░░ the aircraft carrier the ░░░░░░░░ Theodore Roosevelt The commander ░░░░░░░░ sounded the alarm about ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 outbreak on ░░░░░░░░ his ship Lucas Tomlinson ░░░░░░░░ tracking the story from ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon now And Lucas ░░░░░░░░ are we tying this ░░░░░░░░ at the moment TOMLINSON ░░░░░░░░ good afternoon Just moments ░░░░░░░░ I learned not only ░░░░░░░░ Acting Navy Secretary Thomas ░░░░░░░░ offer to resign he ░░░░░░░░ resigned he s told ░░░░░░░░ staff So that means ░░░░░░░░ a week ago it ░░░░░░░░ Captain Brett Crozier the ░░░░░░░░ officer of the Theodore ░░░░░░░░ was on the hot ░░░░░░░░ after a letter of ░░░░░░░░ for help to top ░░░░░░░░ brass was leaked to ░░░░░░░░ local newspaper in San ░░░░░░░░ leading to his ouster ░░░░░░░░ Thursday by the Acting ░░░░░░░░ Secretary But within days ░░░░░░░░ Acting Navy Secretary himself ░░░░░░░░ put on the hot ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Modly visited the ░░░░░░░░ carrier himself on Monday ░░░░░░░░ all the way halfway ░░░░░░░░ the world to Guam ░░░░░░░░ the western Pacific where ░░░░░░░░ addressed the crew over ░░░░░░░░ loudspeaker that goes throughout ░░░░░░░░ entire ship and addressed ░░░░░░░░ 5 000 members of ░░░░░░░░ crew where he offered ░░░░░░░░ resign but within days ░░░░░░░░ realized he had done ░░░░░░░░ wrong thing he apologized ░░░░░░░░ today he offered his ░░░░░░░░ Bill HEMMER Lucas thank ░░░░░░░░ Lucas Tomlinson Breaking news ░░░░░░░░ that more details when ░░░░░░░░ get it.”