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Navy Capt. Brad Geary called the death of SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen in 2022 a "tragedy" but defended himself and the training program. The Navy command er in charge of the "Hell Week" training when a SEAL candidate died spoke out on ABC's "Good Morning America" after an investigation found multiple problems with the program. Capt. Brad Geary told ABC News' Stephanie Ramos that the death of Kyle Mullen in 2022 was a "tragedy" but defended himself and the program against the probe, which outlined ways the selection progress for SEAL candidates had become dangerous. "That entire report mischaracterizes, misrepresents and misquotes our organization and Naval special warfare," Geary said. "Because it was built off of a bias that was inappropriate and regurgitated untruths that simply didn't exist." Brady Geary, the Navy SEAL captain in charge of "Hell Week" training when Kyle Mullen died in 2022, appears on...

Some Republican candidates are promising to pardon Trump if elected; he separately also faces felony state charges in New York Two long shot Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race have gone further than others in the party in defending former President Donald Trump from his unprecedented federal indictment. Vivek Ramaswamy and Perry Johnson, both entrepreneurs and both polling in the back of the pack of GOP candidates , have promised to pardon Trump if they are elected president -- a pledge that hasn't been taken up by most of the rest of the field. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has indicated support for a potential presidential pardon but hasn't been definitive. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday called such promises "wrong" and "offensive," comments he echoed on "ABC News Live Prime" on Tuesday. Trump, who was arraigned in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, is charged with 37 counts including willful retention of national ...

Republican presidential candidates who qualify for the first primary debate will will then have to sign a loyalty pledge, sources say Republican presidential candidates who qualify for the first primary debate will have to satisfy one final, somewhat controversial requirement, sources say: signing a pledge to back whomever the party's eventual nominee is, including if it's Donald Trump. Two sources familiar with the discussion told ABC News that the pledge will only be presented to candidates for their signature after they earn their spot on the debate stage, in Milwaukee in August, rather than earlier in the process. This order would signal that they cannot lean on the pledge as a reason not to participate. Three GOP hopefuls who are critical of Trump -- former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd -- have expressed concerns about the pledge. MORE: The Rise and Fall of the GOP Loyalty Pledge Trump himself has not c...

Crime and criminal justice are key issues in the 2024 presidential election: Here's where presidential candidates stand Policing and criminal justice are two of the issues on the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Republican and Democratic contenders differ over how they would handle public safety and criminals. Broadly speaking, Republicans want to increase punishments and policing to address crime while Democrats want to reform the system. Here’s a brief look at where the major candidates stand on the issue. Joe Biden President Joe Biden has bucked some calls from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, saying, “We should all agree the answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police.” At the same time, he has also pushed for greater accountability for when police “violate the public trust.” In the White House, he has also backed community policing and violence intervention efforts and called for more mental and social services funding. M...

Abortion is a key issue in the 2024 presidential election: Here's where presidential candidates stand Reproductive rights are among the most discussed issues in the 2024 presidential election. When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, ending the constitutional guarantee for abortion access, the court left it up to individual states to decide on regulations. Since then, 16 states have ceased nearly all abortion services. At the same time, some other states have moved to enshrine abortion rights. While Republicans have called for a range of restrictions on abortion , Democrats have said they support abortion access and have called on Congress to codify Roe. Here’s a brief look at where the major candidates stand on the issue. Joe Biden President Joe Biden, a Democrat, supports access to abortion and has called on Congress to codify protections for the right to abortion that were guaranteed by Roe. He has said he would veto any legislation that would ban abortions ...

From inflation to military spending to housing costs, the candidates lay out their plans for the U.S. economy. From inflation to military spending to housing costs, the 2024 presidential candidates have made their plans for the U.S. economy central to their pitch to voters. Here’s a brief look at where the major candidates stand on the issue. Joe Biden President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is heavily centered around "Bidenomics," his economic agenda. The Democrat and self-professed "most pro-union president " often says the economy should be built "from the middle out and the bottom up," rather than the trickle-down economic theory, and powered by union jobs. He has pushed for more goods to be made in America and for increased taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations. Robert Kennedy Jr. In a June interview on the "Breaking Points" podcast, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that his "primary platform" on the economy would be cutti...