Modly Resigns As Acting Navy Chief After Firing Warship Skipper And Calling Him Stupid

NPR | By David Welna

Published April 7, 2020 at 2:57 PM MDT

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First it was his sacking of Capt. Brett Crozier last week; then it was a diatribe he delivered aboard the USS Roosevelt on Monday morning. Now acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is out.

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David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.

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