Various reports say that controversial Milwaukee sheriff David Clark has accepted an offer from the Trump administration to become the next deputy secretary of Homeland Security. Most people would agree that this is a scary prospect, considering Clark’s fascist and authoritarian-type perspective on things.
But there’s another critique being leveled President Trump’s favorite sheriff, and it comes from army veteran Charles Clymer. In a rant posted to Twitter this Wednesday, Clymer says the medals Clark sports on his uniform when he’s not wearing his patented suit and cowboy hat are not legitimate.
“Look at this f*cking guy’s uniform,” Clymer started out. “You see all that sh*t pinned all over his dress uniform jacket? That’s not supposed to be there.”
According to Clymer, medals are supposed to be earned, not worn as “a sloppy assortment of badge replicas arranged neatly, [that] looks imposing.” Essentially, he characterized Clark’s flashy assortment of medals as an act of stolen valor.
1/ Okay, regarding Sheriff David Clarke, can I be petty for a second about something that’s always irritated me? (thread)
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
2/ Look at this fucking guy’s uniform. You see all that shit pinned all over his dress uniform jacket? That’s not supposed to be there. pic.twitter.com/0QZlBxQjI8
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
3/ I can’t be the only military veteran who has seen Clarke’s uniform and been like: that’s fucking ridiculous.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
4/ Let me explain why this is irritating for me. Military (and police) decorations are earned. They take hard work and sacrifice.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
5/ Colin Powell once described a dress uniform as a solider’s resume. You can tell what they’ve done by their ribbons and badges.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
6/ Implied here, of course, is that the more shit you have on your uniform, the more impressed civilians will be. It projects authority.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
7/ If you’ve earned decorations, wear them! But Sheriff David Clarke is trying to pull a fast one on average Americans.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
8/ I mean look at this fucking shit. It’s literally a sloppy assortment of badge replicas arranged neatly, but it looks imposing. pic.twitter.com/RjCTje6a3T
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
9/ On the left side, you have what appears to be more badge replicas/pins and several ribbons, one of which looks unauthorized pic.twitter.com/np7GBFbfEI
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
10/ And then up top, you have the flag pin arranged on the lapel as though it’s part of the uniform code. Pretty sure it’s not. pic.twitter.com/KlMz971qYc
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
11/ Y’all, this is something a fucking 10 year-old does. And I know because I was 10 and did this with a pin collection one day. Stupid fun.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
12/ But a grown-ass adult arranging his uniform in a way with novelty pins to give the appearance of being highly decorated? What the fuck.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
13/ It’s so cringe-inducing every time I see it because I think of other military folks shaking their damn heads at this Mickey Mouse shit.
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
14/ Anyway, David Clarke is fucking awful, but his toy uniform, especially, sets my teeth on edge. Rant over. /thread
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
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