Outspoken Marine on ‘failed’ Afghanistan withdrawal considers 2024 election run

Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller went viral in August 2021 for posting a video where he openly criticized the U.S. government and military for its lack of accountability after its ‘failed Afghanistan withdrawal’. Scheller talks about that fateful day, clarifies untrue assumptions about him, and tells his plans for the future. Discussing his recent venture into building a political coalition of veterans, started with the sole intention of providing impactful leaders in politics, commenting that he ‘wants leaders, not politicians.’ Saying that the military is a special environment equipping ‘veterans to transition perfectly into leadership roles’, saying that veterans come out of the military with skills such as, ‘foreign diplomacy experience’. Scheller comments that the coalition is not only for Congress but other governmental agencies like the ‘Department of State or other’ governmental roles.

To learn more about his coalition, go to votes4vets.org