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April 8, 2020

Acting U.S. Naval Secretary Fired over Handling of Outbreak Aboard Aircraft Carrier
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Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has resigned over his handling of a
coronavirus outbreak on the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. Last
week the ship's captain, Brett Crozier, wrote a memo pleading for help
for his sick crew. Secretary Modly responded by firing Crozier and then
mocking the captain, saying he was "too naive or too stupid" to command
an aircraft carrier. The carrier was docked on Guam. Modly went to Guam
to address the thousands of sailors on board.


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