{"id":29443,"date":"2020-02-18T20:13:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T20:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/18\/veterans-coalition-condemns-trumps-continued-attacks-on-army-officer-who-testified-against-him\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:27:58","slug":"veterans-coalition-condemns-trumps-continued-attacks-on-army-officer-who-testified-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2020\/02\/18\/veterans-coalition-condemns-trumps-continued-attacks-on-army-officer-who-testified-against-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans coalition condemns Trump\u2019s continued attacks on Army officer who testified against him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A coalition of more than 1,100 veterans on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump for his continued attacks on an Army officer<\/a> who testified against him in the impeachment inquiry, noting that military rules bar the service member from defending himself publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe president should know that, despite taking aim at one Army officer, he has targeted anyone who currently wears \u2014 or has worn \u2014 the uniform,\u201d the group stated in an open letter<\/a>. \u201cOur service members and veterans deserve the confidence of knowing that our elected leaders will come to their defense, just as they remain vigilant for ours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified before a House committee last fall against the wishes of the White House, was dismissed from his post on the National Security Council<\/a> on Feb. 7. Administration officials initially called the move part of a routine downsizing of the office, but Trump later blasted Vindman as a sub-par worker who may have leaked government secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\t