Retired Navy SEAL Adm. William McRaven. Gary Cameron / Reuters
Business Insider: After his op-ed slamming Trump, the Navy SEAL who oversaw the Bin Laden raid is being eyed as a political contender for 2020
In a scathing op-ed penned last week, retired Navy SEAL Adm. William McRaven called President Donald Trump a divisive leader who has "embarrassed" the United States and challenged the president to revoke his security clearance.
His pointed commentary, which is unusual for a retired military leader, gathered over 8,700 comments on the Washington Post alone and vaulted McRaven into the limelight as a 2020 political contender.
While the admiral is no stranger to public attention — his 2014 commencement speech at the University of Texas has over 6.7 million views on YouTube and has made him a household name — his latest also seems to have caught the attention of former Vice President Joe Biden.
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WNU Editor: William McRaven is no stranger in politics. Some were speculating in 2016 that he was going to be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016 .... Clinton-McRaven in 2016? (The Hill). But will he run for office? My gut is telling me no.
