- Robert J. O'Neill, a former US Navy SEAL who shot Osama Bin Laden during a 2011 raid on the former Al Qaeda leader's Abbottabad, Pakistan compound, has pushed back on President Donald Trump's criticism of his commander.
- O'Neill's commander, retired Adm. Bill McRaven, recently said Trump's attitude towards the press is the greatest threat to democracy he's seen in his life.
- Trump fired back by calling McRaven a Hillary Clinton and Obama supporter.
- O'Neill said on Twitter that the raid that killed Bin Laden was bipartisan, and that McRaven is a leader he'd follow anywhere.
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The Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden pushes back on Trump's criticism of the 2011 raid
President Trump slammed the Navy SEAL leader who oversaw the bin Laden raid. But one of his men defended McRaven's leadership in the legendary raid.
Robert J. O'Neill, a US Navy SEAL who shot Osama Bin Laden during the legendary 2011 raid on the former Al Qaeda leader's Abbottabad, Pakistan compound, has pushed back on President Donald Trump's criticism of his commander.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump called Bill McRaven, O'Neill's former commander, "
"I did not back Hillary Clinton or anyone else," McRaven told CNN. "I am a fan of President Obama and President George W. Bush, both of whom I worked for. I admire all presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office and who use that office to bring the nation together in challenging times."
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"I stand by my comment that the President's attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime," McRaven concluded.
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Trump on Monday doubled down on his criticism of the 2011 raid, saying the US should have gotten Bin Laden sooner. But O'Neill rushed to defend McRaven, a storied SEAL leader who led the shadowy Joint Special Operations Command at the time of the bin Laden raid.
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