Publisher of US military newspaper resigns over differences with government

The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, a newspaper focused on the United States military, has resigned amid what he described as disagreements with the Defense Department‘s leadership.Max D Lederer Jr announced his retirement in a memo to staff on Tuesday, as well as in an interview with Stars and Stripes.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Democrats call for USS Lincoln probe, question US Navy’s readinesslist 2 of 3Trump vows to find ‘leakers’ after reports of depleted Iran war munitionslist 3 of 3Hegseth cautions that ICC may investigate US boat strikes in Latin Americaend of listThe memo suggested that Lederer clashed with the administration of President Donald Trump over government efforts to seek greater editorial control over the publication, The Associated Press reported.In the memo, Lederer wrote that it has “become clear that my philosophy of leadership, and my understanding of the value and mission of Stars and Stripes, differ in fundamental ways from the direction the leadership of the Department of Defence has for the organization”.The announcement comes after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accused the publication of promoting “woke distractions”.The ...