A response to my son, and the "Never Trumpers"

Matt,
BLUF - You need to take a step back from finding fault with President Trump. It looks like you have fallen for the whining of the "Never Trumpers" and Liberal Elite where Trump can do nothing right. And they are wrong again.

The latest complaint from the liberal establishment and the "Never Trunpers" is firing of the Secretary of the Navy and the reinstatement of rank and Military Honors to a CPO that was mistreated by the Navy leadership, both in his immediate Chain of Command and the top level of the Department.

Chief Gallagher was falsely accused by some subordinates of killing a prisoner, which he didn't do. The only charge he did do was pose for an "unofficial" picture with a dead terrorist. If it had been an "official" picture there would have been no crime. He was kept in pre-trial confinement (prison) for months awaiting trial - even though he was no flight risk and had a superior record of heroism under fire in arduous circumstances throughout a 20 year career.  I think this was punitive, and the CIC (Trump) agreed. He is the top  of the command chain, and he made his desires known. the SECNAV tried to promise he would allow this man to retire with his earned honors, but wanted an administrative board to weigh in first, and he promised to overrule the board decision, if required. And he went directly to Trump instead of working through his Chain of Command (SECDEF) and for this he was CORRECTLY fired.

Trump and the SECDEF correctly demanded that the chain of command be kept in the loop, and fired SECNAV when he tried to bypass it, and tried to allow some taint to adhere to the honors Chief Gallagher earned during a career of faithful and arduous service. When Trump overruled any Admin board action, that decision should have been the final word. SECNAV didn't accept that, so he got canned. He and all in the Executive Department serve at the "pleasure of the President", and when the President is displeased you are done. Despite what the Deep State bureaucracy may feel.
You should also read how a liberal Supreme Court, during a Republican Presidency (Bush) changed hundreds of years of law and gave POWs in a foreign war zone the rights of American citizens in America. Read about this bad decision, and its implications,  here:

https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/good-order-and-discipline/

BLATE - Matt, you and the other "Never Trumpers" need to pipe down and get behind a good President as he does his job and carries out his responsibilities as the head of he Executive Branch and Head of the Armed Forces; and returns this country to what our founding fathers wanted it to be. And if the "Never Trumpers" can't stand with him, at least get out of the way.