Acting Navy Secretary Resigns After Calling Capt. Crozier ‘Stupid’

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he called Captain Brett Crozier, who was fired last week, “stupid” in a speech to the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s crew on Monday. Modly faced swift backlash for his remarks, including calls by lawmakers for his resignation, which led to his public apology on Monday night after asserting earlier that he meant “every word.” “Let me be clear, I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naive nor stupid,”