Quiet Fire!

Trump fires a U.S. Navy captain.

Donald J. Trump and Republicans haven't let the Ukraine issue go. They are going to try to rehash up the allegations against former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

So during the third week of this national pandemic, Trump has decided to fire the captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt and the Inspector General who alerted Congress to the whistleblower's allegations against him.

Capt. Brett E. Crozier was relieved of his duties of the naval vessel after he wrote a letter to his superiors demanding more help with his crew. Some of the members of his vessel were testing positive for the COVID-19.

The reason for his cannon firing were because the message was leaked to the junk food media.

In other words, it makes Trump look bad in the time of a pandemic. Trust me, he's already failed by not taking the potential spread of the coronavirus seriously.

He was given a rousing send off from his crew. His crew cheered as he was sent off the vessel.



So another cannon firing happened this week. The Inspector General for the U.S. Intelligence Agencies Michael Atkinson was fired out the cannon.

Trump formally notified the intelligence committees of both the House and Senate that the decision.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) who was involved in the impeachment trial slammed Trump.

Trump’s dead of night decision to fire ICIG Michael Atkinson is another blatant attempt to gut the independence of the Intelligence Community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing.

It puts our country and national security at even greater risk. pic.twitter.com/Pnm7chdIkl

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) April 4, 2020

In a statement, Schiff claimed the move puts the country "at even greater risk."

"Trump’s dead of night decision to fire ICIG Michael Atkinson is another blatant attempt to gut the independence of the Intelligence Community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing," he said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), blasted the president's move as "a brazen act against a patriotic public servant who has honorably performed his duty to protect the Constitution and our national security, as required by the law and by his oath.

Trump fires the intelligence inspector general who brought the whistleblower's complaint to Congress.

“This latest act of reprisal against the Intelligence Community threatens to have a chilling effect against all willing to speak truth to power," Pelosi continued. "The President must immediately cease his attacks on those who sacrifice to keep America safe, particularly during this time of national emergency.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) , condemned the president's action in a pair of late-night Twitter messages.

"Whether it's LTC Vindman, Captain Crozier, or Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: President Trump fires people for telling the truth," Schumer wrote in one message.

"Michael Atkinson is a man of integrity who has served our nation for almost two decades," he added in a second post. "Being fired for having the courage to speak truth to power makes him a patriot."

Trump added he would nominate a replacement "who has my full confidence and who meets the appropriate qualifications," at a later time.

Tom Monheim, a career intelligence professional, will be named acting inspector general for the intelligence community, an intelligence official who requested anonymity told The Associated Press. Monheim is currently general counsel of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Democrats argued that the president had tied the investigation request to the withholding of U.S. military aid from Ukraine, in what they described as a "quid pro quo" arrangement. But Trump denied any wrongdoing in connection with Ukraine.

The House ultimately impeached Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress -- but the Senate acquitted Trump of the charges in February.