24-Year Marine Vet Pens Powerful Washington Post Op-Ed Saying He Resigned ‘Because of President Trump’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 16th, 2025, 1:50 pm

A U.S. Marine who served the country for 24 years wrote a powerful op-ed in declaring that he resigned his post “ because of President Trump .”

Doug Krugman , who rose to the rank of colonel, wrote in Thursday’s paper that he gave up his career “out of concern for our country’s future.”

“United States military officers take an oath to defend the Constitution without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. I swore or repeated that oath under five presidents, starting with former president Bill Clinton. I risked my life for it, serving as an infantry officer in two wars. I watched Marines die for it,” Krugman wrote.

He continued:

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