Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas demands that Lt. Col. Stu Scheller to be freed after the Marine spoke out against Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Gohmert revealed on “Fox & Friends Weekend” that after his visit to Scheller in the Brig, the Marine officer seemed in good spirits and was surrounded by fellow service people who “actually like” him. But the issue lies in upper military leadership and their priorities.
“We discovered they had a psychological operation to try to turn social media against him,” he said. “It’s incredible. Instead of worrying about the well-being of their troops, they’re worried about how they’re doing on social media.”
“They’re more worried about their image in social media than they are in their troops that got killed in Afghanistan,” he went on. “It is really abysmal what this leadership of this military has turned into.”
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As we reported previously, Lt. Col. Stu Scheller was held in solitary confinement pending his trial. His parents pleaded with Americans to contact their Congress officials to help their son.
Stewart Scheller Sr and his wife Cathy Scheller are now pleading for Americans to help them fight for their son’s freedom. When asked what charged the marine will face, the parents explained they do not know because communication with their son was cut. Mr. Scheller Sr. says that he’s guessing charges will relate to a gag order violation:
“Probably a week or two ago, or maybe it was a week ago, they put him under a gag order. They took away his right to post, to talk on social media, to email, to text,” Stu Scheller Sr. told Fox News host Tucker Carlson. “He shared it with America. And he knew this weekend when he posted again and he broke his silence, that they were probably going to arrest him on Monday. So, he is a very intelligent man. He understands what’s going to happen to him.”
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
