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Ed Case: “The President, the Secretary, and yourself, decide to…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase in Appropriation-Defense Questions Army Secretary Driscoll on General George Firing

Published | Video Starts at 00:25

I personally had very high confidence in his leadership at a really critical time for our army and our country. And now I personally have to start over again with an uncertain result in a critical time when you collectively, The President, the Secretary, and yourself, decide to summarily fire the Chief of Staff of the army publicly, overtly. and I would even say humiliatingly and cruelly without any offer apparently, of a graceful exit, you at least owe Congress, the public, and I think most importantly the soldiers, some explanation which you did not do. (00:25–00:36)

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