By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 4, 2017
Trump’s Army sec. pick — a combat hero and devout Christian — under assault from LGBTQ activistsHis military resume to become the next Army secretary appears impeccable, but his conservative Christian beliefs have rallied the gay rights movement and its Democratic supporters to defeat the soldier-businessman-politician.
This week, a group of 11 House Republicans entered the battle on the side of combat veteran Mark E. Green, sending an endorsement letter to Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, Arizona Republican.
Mr. Green, whose intent to nominate to the Senate was announced by President Trump last month, is a West Point graduate who served as a platoon leader and company commander in the storied 82nd Airborne Division.
But the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement is in full throttle on Capitol Hill to stop the Tennessee state senator. They said he is outdated for an armed forces that President Obama opened to gays and then cross dressers and transsexuals.
Mr. McCain said this week he has reservations about Mr. Green as Army secretary.
Mr. McCain told USA Today, “
There’s a lot of controversy concerning his nomination…We are getting some questions from both Republicans and Democrats on the Armed Services Committee. I think
there are some issues that clearly need to be cleared up.”
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