The heads of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have weighed in on Twitter in the wake of last weekend’s violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, condemning racism and standing up for military values.
It is rare for the nation’s top military leaders to weigh in on political events because of the Department of Defense’s tradition of remaining apolitical.
Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, first posted on Saturday night, calling the events in Charlottesville “unacceptable” and saying the U.S. Navy “stands against intolerance and hatred.”
Earlier that day, a woman was killed and several others were injured after a car rammed into demonstrators protesting against white nationalists. James Alex Fields Jr., 20, is charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding, and one count related to leaving the scene in the incident.
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