{"id":72908,"date":"2019-11-26T16:15:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T16:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/26\/trump-im-sticking-up-for-our-armed-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:45:24","slug":"trump-im-sticking-up-for-our-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/11\/26\/trump-im-sticking-up-for-our-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: \u2018I\u2019m sticking up for our armed forces\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Asked if his recent efforts to grant clemency to accused or convicted military criminals could be seen as hurting the military, President Donald Trump said he\u2019s just \u201csticking up for our armed forces\u201d and blasted his predecessor for how he handled controversial military figures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have a Chelsea Manning<\/a>, who stole classified information and did many, many things that were not good and gets pardoned, and you have a Sgt. (Bowe) Bergdahl<\/a> who gets \u2026 a slap on the wrist,\u201d Trump said during a press event with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd then they want to put these warriors in jail for 25 years. One of them, (Army 1st Lt. Clint) Lorance, served six years in jail, had many years left as a fighter. No, we’re not going do that to our people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t