Michael Flynn’s call for ‘one religion’ in the US garners swift
His message — the latest in a lengthy history of outlandish remarks — appears to be an inflammatory contradiction of the First Amendment, which protects freedom of religion. Flynn has previously drawn backlash for controversial comments. CNN has reached out to Flynn for comment.
“The Mike Flynn of today is not the Mike Flynn of prior to 2014 that I know,” former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told CNN Sunday. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s two different people. He is clearly unhinged here with this kind of public statement.”
Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, a national security analyst for CNN, similarly cast Flynn’s remarks as “an embarrassment to the US Army & an aberration to those of us who have proudly worn the cloth of our country.”
“I’m Catholic and do we really want government to force everyone to go to confession? I got baptized in college and those Church courses were soooo long. Michael Flynn would fall asleep in Church class,” Lieu tweeted.
“It’s so stupefying to think that we had a president of the United States that would entertain these knaves, fools, and dangerous authoritarian figures. That’s what we need to look at the big picture,” he added. “Donald Trump looked for people to facilitate his authoritarian impulse.”
Asked to react to Flynn’s comments, Democratic Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina told CNN’s Jim Acosta Sunday, “This country was (founded) on independent and religious freedoms. Folks left to come here in search of these freedoms. Now, he would…
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