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MarineCombatEngineer

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Fri Oct 17, 2025, 09:45 AM Friday

Marine Colonel Who Resigned Because Of Trump Says Personnel Should Question 'Illegal Orders'

A former U.S. Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran of 24 years resigned in late September, now saying he did so because of President Donald Trump and “concern for our country’s future.”

In an op-ed titled “I resigned from the military because of Trump,” published in The Washington Post on Thursday, Doug Krugman noted that “no commander in chief is perfect,” but said he nevertheless believed that previous presidents took their oaths to the Constitution seriously.

With Trump, he wrote, he no longer believes that.

The Department of Defense has been in the spotlight during Trump’s second term under the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Trump administration has rebranded the department the “Department of War,”fixated on the physical appearance of military personnel, and ordered National Guard troops to heavily Democratic cities despite the opposition of blue state governors.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marine-colonel-who-resigned-because-of-trump-says-personnel-should-question-illegal-orders/ar-AA1OCH2s?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=68f2446939af4538924878f9e91f27f2&ei=66

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Marine Colonel Who Resigned Because Of Trump Says Personnel Should Question 'Illegal Orders' (Original Post) MarineCombatEngineer Friday OP
Back when george war bush invaded Iraq and the country was split over the invasion, I needed a new water heater. Silent Type Friday #1
The admiral stepping down from SOUTHCOM Ilsa Friday #2

Silent Type

(11,541 posts)
1. Back when george war bush invaded Iraq and the country was split over the invasion, I needed a new water heater.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 11:37 AM
Friday

The 45-yera old tech showed up wearing a big US Marines sweatshirt and I was wearing a cap clearly opposed to the invasion.

Anyway, when I saw his Marine shirt I said, oh hell I'm gonna get in a fight on my day off.

First thing the guy said, when he saw my hat was, "I'm walking to the WH with my shotgun if that bastard bush tries to draft my son." We hit it off well after that.

Ilsa

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2. The admiral stepping down from SOUTHCOM
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 11:49 AM
Friday

should say the same, unless he's remaining in the Navy. I wonder how many others are planning to grab a lifeboat on this Titanic administration?

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