Trump then made the surreal claim that “I don’t know” Modly. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly rushed to relieve Capt. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Thomas Modly, managing director at PwC's global government and public services business, as undersecretary of the … Donald Trump's acting Navy secretary resigned on Tuesday after calling a recently ousted captain "stupid" for seeking help for his crew.. Thomas Modly, who was the under secretary of the Navy, has served as acting Navy secretary since Spencer’s firing. Trump claimed that he had nothing to do with Thomas Modly’s resignation, which is ridiculous. A Navy drama that first began with the firing of a Nuclear ship captain, Brett E. Crozier, after a leaked email, has now ended with the acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, who was appointed by President Trump, apologizing and resigning..

That’s right, Trump’s official position is that he doesn’t even know his own Acting Secretary of the Navy, even though Trump appointed the guy. It marks the latest departure in Trump's revolving door Pentagon. Outgoing Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized Monday after delivering a profanity-filled speech on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Liberals have taken to Twitter to cheer the resignation as a way to hit back at Trump, with some even saying that they were responsible for forcing it.