American Hero Vindman Bullied Into Retirement By Draft Dodger Trump!
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On Wednesday, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was bullied into retirement from the U.S. Army by Donald Trump.
Trump admitted to dodging the draft by lying about having a bone spur in a 2019 interview. Trump stated, “You think I'm stupid, I wasn't going to Vietnam.” This means that someone else was forced to go to Vietnam in Trump’s place.
Vindmin, a former European affairs director at the National Security Council (NSC), was not promoted as he should have been.
Vindman was a critical witness in Trump’s impeachment trial. Vindman testified before Congress last fall after raising concerns about the now famous call he listened to between Trump and Ukraine President Zelensky. During this call, Trump reportedly tried to extort Zelensky into digging up dirt on Joe Biden’s surviving son, Hunter Biden, in an effort to cheat in the 2020 election.
Trump fired Vindman from the NSC in February, immediately following the conclusion of Trump’s impeachment inquiry.
Trump was impeached by the House.
It is believed that Trump vindictively delayed Vindman’s promotion. The Army promotion list was not released prompting allegations that the Army was holding off releasing it so that Americans would not know that Trump had removed Vindman’s name.
Last week, Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth stated that she would block confirmation of all military promotions until she received an assurance from Trump that he would not interfere with Vindman’s promotion.
Vindman, a Purple Heart recipient, ultimately decided to retire after 21 years of loyal service citing, “a campaign of bullying.”
Vindman attorney David Pressman wrote, "Through a campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation, the President of the United States attempted to force LTC Vindman to choose: Between adhering to the law or pleasing a President. Between honoring his oath or protecting his career. Between protecting his promotion or the promotion of his fellow soldiers. These are choices that no one in the United States should confront, especially one who has dedicated his life to serving it.”
On Wednesday Duckworth vowed to continue to block Army promotions.
Duckworth stated, “Lt. Col. Vindman’s decision to retire puts the spotlight on Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s failure to protect a decorated combat Veteran against a vindictive Commander in Chief. Secretary Esper’s failure to protect his troops sets a new, dark precedent that any Commander in Chief can interfere with routine merit-based military promotions to carry out personal vendettas and retaliation against military officers who follow duly-authorized subpoenas while upholding their oath of office and core principles of service.”