Rachel Maddow reports on the dismissal of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy John Rood who was told by Defense Secretary Esper that Donald Trump wanted him to resign. Rood advised against withholding military aid from Ukraine. Aired on 02/19/20.
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DOD Official Who Advised Against Trump Hold On Ukraine Aid Dismissed | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Apparently, in this dumpster fire of an administration, telling the truth or doing the right thing is a fire-able offense. 🤔
They should have been fired at the beginning of his presidency. Other presidents were smart enough to do it
M Murph you’re mom should’ve used protection
@A.D. T Sr. You should have been fetal research
Jackie Treehorn you worship a moron who spray paints his own face orange.
Interview Rood right away, while he’s still able to talk about what happened behind the scenes!
Ronnie Marion Interviewing a fired employee isn’t really worth anything
Americans are sick and tired of sham investigation after sham investigation by the extreme left radical socialists that have hijacked the democrat party. This my freind is why president Trump will moonwalk his way into a second term. A second term that will include Republican majorities in both chambers pushing through trumps America first agenda. Do enjoy
Little Ronnie wants to know more 😂 😂
Very soon there will be no honest people running America
Officially now a banana republic with no legitimate rule of law
@Harold Moore his name was Seth Rich. He was a DNC campaign official. He was NOT Russian.
corbin dallas debunked. NEXT!
@Harold Moore Have they “debunked” 2048 bit encryption?
Someone Else I wish we could go back in love in the times where politics were good natured
Another revenge casualty.
Holly Hocks Good. We are draining the swamp
I’d be on the war path to after all the BS they’ve put him through!!
Those fired by Trump join a long list of ethical heroes. Gotta find a place for them in the next administration…. If Democrats ever get their act together.
New hash tag to keep them in our hearts for being the good guys #ethicalheroes and with hope we return to a democratic administration and put every single one back in office with their acceptance of course.
Ethical ? 😂 😆 😝 they are as ethical as Biden and Hillary.
Susan Miller oh but Hillary… knew it would 5 seconds before some absolute tool tried some whataboutery. It’s all you got left
Solace in the fact that POTUS won’t live forever.
Well if he is successful in his dictatorship plan, you may then get Don Jr. as you leader.😂
And so do you
Don’t count on it, Robert Mugabe comes to mind and Eritrea is still waiting for Afewerki to bite it. Most despots have something going, maybe that deal with the devil, to live way past their expiration date.
Only the good die young 🙁
Everyone knows why the aides were held back, it is to show Putin that the clown is on Russia’s side, period
Trump never withheld the aid dummy
Yo I hope Russia takes over I’m tired of living in this country with idiots running it
Jackie Treehorn he said it himself moron.
His name was Seth Rich. He worked for the DNC. He was not Russian.
What was the official reason he was fired?!
This administration is so unbelievably corrupt
C Rizzy nope I also read books… I’ll be reading Bolton’s book when it comes out too. He described Guiliani’s actions as a “drug deal” and he was hand grenade right?
Where do you get yours?
C Rizzy btw the “pee pee” tapes have seven separate witnesses. How does it feel to have elected a President who cheated on his wife while she was bringing up Baron and had two prostitutes pee on Obama’s previous bed in Russia?!
Not very Christian is it…
… and before you deny it all he absolutely 100% did cheat on his wife and we may or may not find out about the pee pee tapes.
all I can say is that I’d feel utterly ashamed of myself if I voted in someone who’d cheated on their wife like that but I guess you guys just have zero morals. You lost them a long time ago.
@James Murphy So you’re a big John Bolton fan now. The guy trying to lie us into every war possible. The guy trying to sell books. The guy that tried to undermine peace talks with N Korea. The guy fired by Trump. Gotcha.
So, getting rid of the honest ones?
Amanda Wilder As honest as Hillary 😂 😂
@Susan Miller that’s called deflecting…very common with the trump cult
Trump is gutting the goverment on any backbone, dignity, morality and competence it has just to stay in power himself.
This is *not* right!
And that’s how dictators begin…
Susan Collins I can imagine that your happy now that Trump has learnt his lesson and become a good President and will never abuse his power of office again…
Matthew Lewis Yes, I am happy
TOTAL LOYALTY is a main element of all dictatorships. Loyalty to the leader, not to the Constitution and the rule of law!
Looking very familiar.. Just read up on the rise of the nazi regime.. This is getting scary
DJT turns on EVERYONE in time. Just wait…..Watch. Too bad for those who support him. IT’S COMING……..
And republicans still say and still do absolutely nothing, absolutely nothing! !
#morerussiansanctions
#trumpdumpday
45! needs to be stopped!! GOP NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!!!! We are losing the moral high ground.
USA in Trump’s hands has zero moral high ground and officially become a banana republic. The once shinning beacon of hope of humanity has crumpled into a corrupt and self-serving state.
Are there any Rep. that have the balls to stand up against this sorry excuse of president?????
DJT: (yelling) I AM AGAINST
(thinking) charges for
(yelling) THOSE INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION!!!
Fun Fact from a Former English Major: the meaning of “rood” is “cross,” as in the cross of Jesus. Just thought Iʻd throw that in there.