Is it appropriate for a military general to get into Twitter feuds with members of the public?
A US Army major general is facing backlash after accusing one of his fellow countrymen of being a “shill” for Russian President Vladimir Putin upon being asked on social media how many wars he had won.
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So this general makes a tweet about young people should be vaccinated against coronavirus. Fair enough, some critics come into his Twitter and point out that very few people of military age have died of Covid 19 and that the lockdowns may have contributed to military veteran suicides.
At one point a tweeter asks general Donahue how many wars he’s won, resulting in Donahue calling him a “Putin shill”
I think this is part of a disturbing Trend of an increasingly left politicized military. It’s like several months ago when Tucker got slammed for an opinion that’s not that extreme and that really had no reason to involve command staff.
Now we have two star generals calling people “Putin Shills” on Twitter.
I don’t think this is appopriate behavior.
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Your source is RT? Russia Times?
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