Biden SecDef Nominee Hopes to “Rid Our Ranks of Racists and Extremists”
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 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).”
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