Trump says U.S. Navy will not remove Gallagher's SEALS status

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WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the U.S. Navy's handling of a U.S. Navy SEAL whose rank he recently restored following a court martial, saying he would not allow the service to remove his SEALS status.

"The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!" Trump said in a post on Twitter.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Toby Chopra and Bernadette Baum)