Posted on 06/11/2020 11:36:55 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley on Thursday apologized for accompanying President Donald Trump on his walk to St. John’s Episcopal Church earlier June.
“My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics,” Milley told National Defense University graduates in a pre-recorded speech. “As a commissioned uniformed officer, it was a mistake that I have learned from, and I sincerely hope we all can learn from it.”
Milley, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Attorney General William Barr accompanied President Trump to Lafayette Square after protesters were cleared from the park. Democrats and the corporate media accused law enforcement of deploying tear gas against the protesters, a claim shot down by the U.S. Park Police.
“To curtail the violence that was underway, the USPP, following established policy, issued three warnings over a loudspeaker to alert demonstrators on H Street to evacuate the area. Horse mounted patrol, Civil Disturbance Units and additional personnel were used to clear the area,” the U.S. Park Police said in a statement. “As many of the protestors became more combative, continued to throw projectiles, and attempted to grab officers’ weapons, officers then employed the use of smoke canisters and pepper balls. No tear gas was used by USPP officers or other assisting law enforcement partners to close the area at Lafayette Park. Subsequently, the fence was installed.”
As outrage from Trump critics grew, Esper said in a press conference that he was not aware he would be accompanying President Trump to St. John’s Church.
“I was not aware a photo op was happening,” Esper stated. “I do everything I can to stay apolitical.”
In the same briefing, Esper also said he opposed President Trump’s call for deploying active-duty forces in a law enforcement role...
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We’ve lost the military. Hope they know how outnumbered they are.
If Pence flips on Trump then he was a phony to start.
You know he's a Leftist when he doesn't get the irony.
The Left never does - that's why the Libs have zero sense of humor.
Uuughhhh.
What a Chad.
Sees the burning of the nation’s capital and attack on the WH as “ political”?
Opposes the President”s authority under the Insurrection Act?
Would refuse a lawful order?
What about when troops were ordered into cities by Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, and Bush41?
https://www.history.com/news/little-rock-nine-brown-v-board-eisenhower-101-airborne
https://www.history.com/news/mlk-assassination-riots-occupation
Once you apologize publicly, you are committing a political act. To what end? The military are unhappy Trump is pulling out of Afghanistan and reducing forces in Germany by a third. It is a coordinated attack.
Lefties can only take shots at Trump..most aren’t really funny ..or cuss alot?
After the election, assuming it’s not rigged and Trump wins, he needs to clean house in the pentagon and the beaurocracy. Fire all the generals or assigning them to guard duty at GITMO so they retire on their own. Then promote a bunch of line officers - ones with a record of actual military stuff and not butt kissing or showboating - to staff positions and go from there. Rinse and repeat until the pentagon doesnt think it’s a left wing activism group.
He had better fire every last one of them ASAP! If our military is led by Trump-hating politically correct general, our country will be lost!
From the article:
"My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."
At a minimum, a failure of logic. The General would have us believe that burning churches and private property is a political event along the lines of Germany's 1930's, rather than a breach of law and order.
He ought to be replaced for failure to comprehend the requirements of his oath and his position. How long will it take him to quickly ascertain whether any directive by his CiC is lawful or not, and will he decide correctly?
Eventually they will kill a kid. And then ...
Ah wait. Whoever does it will be called a secret right winger and even that won't get any sort of organized pushback or move public opinion. So never mind.
Pence got an envelope.
Generals that apologize for showing strength DO TYPICAL today no wonder we have been in the Middle East for 20 years!!
DO= SO
Agree.
They will lose.
First Brees grovels and now this woke phony four star. I thought not long ago Trump was praising him as a stand up guy. Trump should get his generals straight from the battlefields not the Pentagon.
Were you up before dawn?
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