Резюме: | Andrew Harnik/AP
- President Donald Trump's early dismissal of US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday came as a shock to former senior officials and those who served with the soldier.
- "We worked in a pressure-cooker environment in Moscow where you have to trust everybody," retired US Army Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack, who commanded then-Maj. Vindman for two years, said to Business Insider. "You just have to trust each other, there's no in-between."
- To become a general, Vindman will require a nomination from the president and the approval of the Republican-controlled Senate.
- "In this environment, with the president impugning his character, questioning his integrity, it's incumbent on the military to make clear to everybody in the force that that's not going to be tolerated," retired Marine Corps Col. David Lapan, a former Pentagon spokesman, said.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
President Donald Trump's early dismissal of US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday was half-expected based on the reporting from the night prior, but it still came as a shock to former senior officials and those who served with the soldier.
Vindman testified nearly three months ago to the House Intelligence Committee that Trump's "inappropriate" phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July had concerned him, prompting him to raise objections within his chain of command out of a "sense of duty."See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: We can thank the US military for the smelliest weapon in the world See Also: SEE ALSO: Here's the Purple Heart award for Alexander Vindman, who was kicked out of the White House after testifying in Trump's impeachment inquiry |