US defence secretary fires navy chief over handling of SEAL case news.sky.com

The dramatic firing comes after Donald Trump signaled he would block Eddie Gallagher being kicked out of the special forces unit.
US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired the navy's top official over his handling of the controversial case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes.

At Mr Esper's request, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer submitted his resignation on Sunday, chief spokesman for the Pentagon, Jonathan Hoffman, confirmed.