Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly has offered his resignation to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, after his disastrous handling of the coronavirus outbreak aboard a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, his decision to fire its commanding officer, and then call that CO “stupid,” Politico reports.
Esper has said he supported Modly’s decision to immediately fire Capt. Brett Crozier last week. It is not known if Esper will accept Modly’s resignation, but public outrage over the massive