Hunter Osama bin Laden calls Trump's behavior "the greatest threat to our democracy"

Retired Admiral William McRaven criticized Donald Trump on Sunday, saying his behavior was "the biggest threat to our democracy in my life" after the president criticized McRaven for failing to bring Osama bin Laden to justice earlier. .

Trump dismissed with disdain previous criticisms of McRaven, who had overseen the 2011 Navy SEAL mission that killed bin Laden, when Chris Wallace asked him about it in an interview broadcast earlier in the day on "Fox" News Sunday.

"Hillary Clinton fan," said Trump, cutting off Wallace. "He is a supporter of Hillary Clinton and an Obama supporter, and frankly … would not it have been nice if we had Osama bin Laden much earlier than that?"

McRaven, angrily, responded on CNN: "I did not support Hillary Clinton or anyone. I am a fan of President Obama and President George W. Bush, for whom I have worked both. I admire all the presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office and use it to bring the country closer. "

In a speech at the beginning of last year at the University of Texas at Austin, he added that "the president's attack on the media is the biggest threat to our democracy in my lifetime. When you undermine the right of peoples to a free press and freedom of speech and expression, you are threatening the Constitution and all that it defends. "

In an interview with CNN on Sunday, retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling called McRaven "an incredible patriot" and "true servant" of the Constitution.

Asked about Trump's comments on McRaven, Hertling replied, "Have someone like the President of the United States, a man who holds a position supposed to represent everyone and who says he supports the forces." Armed, to simply dismiss this great American hero A guy who was a lover of Hillary Clinton – which is obviously wrong – is really disgusting. But it's another day in the life of the Trump administration, I suppose.

Hertling also criticized the fact that Trump did not honor the veterans at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

"It's a leadership factor," he said. "Leaders know what to do, where to be, what things to say. And in these three areas, I think the president is currently a failure. "