The Pentagon has told the White House that the U.S. military will not be politic...
SEOUL - The Pentagon has told the White House that the U.S. military will not be politicized, a U.S. official said on Sunday, in response to a controversy after officials directed the United States Navy to keep the USS John S. McCain out of sight during a recent speech by President Donald Trump in Japan.
While the directive was not implemented after senior Navy officials found out about the request, the incident has raised questions about the politicization of the military, which has traditionally been seen as being apolitical. “There is no room for politicizing the military,” Shanahan told reporters traveling with him to Seoul.
Shanahan said he had spoken with late Senator McCain’s wife in the past few days about the incident but declined to give details of the conversation.
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