Many high profile people in the intelligence community and military have come to the aide of John Brennan after Trump stripped his security clearance. But the same cannot be said for special forces operators who do not share the same glowing opinion of the former CIA director.
According to Fox News:
John Brennan rallied numerous high-powered defenders to his corner over his security clearance clash with President Trump, but some well-known special ops heroes are firing back suggesting the former CIA director got what he deserves.
Kris “Tanto” Paronto, a former Army Ranger and private security contractor who was part of the CIA team that fought back during the 2012 Benghazi terror attack, accused Brennan of putting his “politics” before those in the field.
My principles are greater than clearances too John, especially when you and the @CIA kool-aid drinkers punished us for not going along with the Benghazi cover-up story in order to protect you, @HillaryClinton ‘s & @BarackObama ‘s failures. You put your politics before us. https://t.co/qWFWujKthL
— Kris Paronto (@KrisParonto) August 16, 2018
..Or caught lying to congress OR caught spying on Pres. candidates OR caught using their positions to influence US elections OR caught fabricating stories about attacks on US personnel in Libya OR providing weapons to ISIS backed militias in Syria ..should I go on @JohnBrennan ? https://t.co/Vk6ui6SmR7
— Kris Paronto (@KrisParonto) August 17, 2018
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Security operators involved previously had to sign non-disclosure agreements, though Brennan told lawmakers in 2014 that this was not a specific effort to prevent them from speaking to Congress.
The former SEAL who is credited with killing Osama Bin Laden joined in on the fun as well:
I have nothing but respect and love for ADM McRaven. Yes I’ve seen this. We simply disagree. https://t.co/pidL6PZQhV
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) August 16, 2018
Actually, @brhodes , 23 conservatives went after UBL. No offense, in case you were wondering. https://t.co/yujmBYuTFd
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) August 15, 2018
Brennan is saying the president is trying to silence him while he continues to give interviews and speak out in the press. Not something one usually does when silenced.
