Top US General Sorry For Joining Trump Church Walk During Protests
The main military officer of EE. USA He said Thursday that he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church to take a photo of himself after authorities cleared the way for protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets.
"It shouldn't have been there," said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, of his appearance at the political event on June 1.
"My presence at that time and in the environment created a perception of the military involved in internal politics," he said in a prerecorded video start speech to the National Defense University.
Milley's comments followed a torrent of convictions from the retired US generals. USA And even from former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis for participating in the event, given that the US Army. USA You must be apolitical and swear to uphold the US Constitution. USA, which protects the right to peaceful protest.
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