Retired four-star Admiral William McRaven, who has been in command of US Special Operations missions since 2008, said he voted for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in … “He’s a Hillary Clinton backer and an Obama backer,” Trump told Fox News at the time . The President's attack against McRaven was not the first time Trump—who never served in the military after getting a medical deferment during the Vietnam War—attacked a military veteran's service record because they criticized him. By William H. McRaven Admiral McRaven is … William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Special … “Bill McRaven, retired admiral, Navy SEAL, 37 years, former head of US Special Operations…” Wallace started. The DIB, on which McRaven served, was created during the Obama administration by then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Asked about Adm. William McRaven's comments criticizing his attacks on media, Trump says commander who spent 37 years as a Navy SEAL should have got bin Laden "a lot sooner" In an op-ed, William McRaven calls for a "new person in the Oval Office." Retired Admiral McRaven spoke to CNN Sunday and responded to the President's criticism. Admiral William McRaven penned a shocking op-ed in The New York Times Thursday declaring that the United States is clearly under attack by our own president. “Hillary Clinton fan,” Trump said, cutting off Wallace. Then, the president replaced him with retired Army Colonel and Special Forces officer Christopher Miller in an acting role. McRaven revealed his decision to vote for Biden in an article for the Wall Street Journal. CNN: Ret. President Trump slams commander of the bin Laden raid. William McRaven, a retired four-star Navy admiral who led U.S. Special Operations Command under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, believes President Trump has failed the nation on “moral, legal and ethical” standards, and that aides should have stopped him from asking the Ukrainian president to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. August 16, 2020 at 3:51 p.m. UTC . He was appointed on January 5, 2015. ... Trump canned Defense Secretary Mark Esper on November 9. After retired Admiral McRaven said Trump's attacks on the media were 'greatest threat to democracy,' President Trump … Trump has previously dismissed criticism from McRaven, labeling him a Hillary Clinton supporter in 2018. The Trump campaign transition team considered McRaven as a potential candidate for National Security Adviser. If President Trump doesn’t demonstrate the leadership that America needs, then it is time for a new person in the Oval Office. Retired Admiral William McRaven Eric Gay / Associated Press. Admiral McRaven appeared on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Retired Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday that Trump's recent personnel purge at the Pentagon was troubling. Admiral McRaven was selected as the next chancellor of the University of Texas System in July 2014. President Trump has seen endorsements from more than 200 former military and national security officials. Five years after retiring as commander of … McRaven made headlines in August when he wrote an op-ed condemning President Trump saying, “Revoke my security clearance, too.” Now Fox News is reporting that last month, just a few days after penning the op-ed, McRaven left a prominent post with the DIB over the incident.. A former Navy SEAL commander says the U.S. is "under attack" by President Donald Trump. McRaven characterized the current state of the U.S. government as fundamentally unsustainable, arguing that the current chaos allows for a shift away from a global perception of U.S. leadership. Opinion by William H. McRaven. 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