US Special Operations Command Diversity Chief Reassigned Over Social Media Post


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Controversial social media posts have called for the reassignment of the new diversity and inclusion chief at U.S. Special Operations Command while they investigate.

Richard Torres-Estrada has been reassigned “to other duties” pending the conclusion of the investigation according to Special Operations Command spokesman Kenneth McGraw.

The Hill reports:

“The Commander has directed an investigation to look into the facts surrounding Mr. Torres-Estrada’s selection,” McGraw said in a statement. “It would be inappropriate to comment on specifics until the evaluation is complete.”

He did not mention Torres-Estrada’s current position but told CNN that he is still within the Special Operations Command that manages operations for the Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and Delta Force. 

A senior military spokesperson confirmed to CNN that one of the posts under scrutiny involved a post that seemingly compared former President Trump to Adolf Hitler. 

Torres-Estrada’s June 20 post included a photo from Trump’s largely criticized visit to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he posed with a Bible after law enforcement forcibly cleared the area in front of the White House with tear gas. 

Torres-Estrada placed Trump’s photo next to a photo of Hitler standing in front of a crowd while giving the Nazi salute. The photo was edited to make it look like he was holding a bible with Spanish text that read, “Here I leave this and slowly retire (to continue working from home).”

The Pentagon's pick for chief of diversity and inclusion, Richard Torres-Estrada, is being probed for problematic social media posts like this one where he compared Adolf Hitler to former President Donald Trump

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