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Admiral who blasted Trump steps down

September 15, 2018

WASHINGTON: A celebrated retired admiral who berated President Donald Trump as "embarrassing" to the country has stepped down from his position on an influential Defence Department advisory body, the Pentagon said Friday.Admiral William McRaven, who supervised the 2014 Special Forces raid in Pakistan that killed al-Qaeda kingpin Osama Bin Laden, resigned last month from the Defence Innovation Board, said Pentagon spokeswoman Lt Col Michelle Baldanza.