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Mark Milley took an apparent dig at Trump, saying that the military doesn't take an oath to 'queen' or 'wannabe dictator'
He made it clear — without mentioning him by name — that he fundamentally disagreed with Trump whom…
Azmi Haroun
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Donald Trump once told Mark Milley no one wanted to see a disabled vet who had been severely wounded in Afghanistan, report says
Trump called Mark Milley's impending retirement "a time for all citizens of the USA to celebrate" i…
Alia Shoaib
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Retired four-star military leaders call out Trump for 'dereliction of duty' during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A group of seven former senior military officials wrote that Trump "abdicated his duty to preserve,…
Abbie Shull
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US's top general said he was puzzled Trump didn't call on the military to help respond to the January 6 attack
"Nothing? No call? nothing? Zero?" Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told mem…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Mark Esper says he prevented 'dangerous things' like military action against Venezuela and a blockade of Cuba while serving under Trump
Esper said he and Gen. Mark Milley came up with a system of 'Four Nos' to swat down wild ideas when…
Cheryl Teh
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Gen. Mark Milley said there were talks about court-martialing former military officers who wrote 'very critical' op-eds of Trump
Several retired military officers criticized Trump during his presidency, which Milley said sparked…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Pentagon seeks backchannels with Russian to prevent Ukraine invasion escalating to nuclear war, report says
Politico said that officials were urgently trying to make new contact between the US and Russia to …
Tom Porter
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Laura Ingraham clapped in celebration while reporting that Gen. Mark Milley, a target for Trump fans, has COVID-19
Milley has long been a hate figure for Trump supporters, and Ingraham seized on news of his COVID-1…
Tom Porter
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Esper said he and Milley stopped Trump from sending soldiers with 'rifles and bayonets' into US cities amid George Floyd protests: book
"I think we would have had active-duty troops on the streets, you know, with rifles and bayonets," …
Jake Lahut,John Haltiwanger
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Video shows Trump mocking the US's top general and calling him an 'idiot' over the Afghanistan withdrawal in Mar-a-Lago speech
Former President Donald Trump's unflattering impersonation of Gen. Mark Milley at the Mar-a-Lago re…
Joshua Zitser
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Trump says top US general should be 'tried for treason' for intervening to prevent a war with China
Trump called Milley "one of the dumber generals in the military" and has repeatedly said he should …
Sonam Sheth
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Trump yelled 'I don't give a fuck' at his defense secretary for opposing the troop deployments Trump wanted to quell unrest after George Floyd's murder, book says
Trump exploded at Defense Secretary Mark Esper and yelled "you took away my authority" after Esper …
Grace Panetta
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Gen. Mark Milley fumed that he was 'fucking done with this shit' after Trump used him to stage a photo op during George Floyd protests: book
Defense Secretary Mark Esper reportedly said they'd been "duped," and Colin Powell called Trump "a …
Sonam Sheth,Bryan Metzger
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Gen. Mark Milley privately blamed the State Department for the disorganized evacuation of Afghanistan, a new report says
Noncombatant evacuation operations are ordered by the State Department, while the onus of coordinat…
Lauren Frias
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Liz Cheney thanks Gen. Milley for 'standing in the breach' while calling out fellow Republicans for not challenging Trump
"For any member of this committee for any American to question your loyalty to our nation ... is de…
John Haltiwanger
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Biden's defense secretary says Trump administration didn't hand over plans for Afghanistan withdrawal, despite it making deal with Taliban
"In terms of handoff from administration to administration, secretary to secretary, there was no ha…
John Haltiwanger
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Top generals say they advised keeping 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. Biden previously said no one told him that.
Gen. McKenzie said it was his view the withdrawal of US troops "would lead inevitably to the collap…
John Haltiwanger
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Milley defends decision not to resign following Afghanistan withdrawal: 'My dad didn't get a choice to resign at Iwo Jima'
Gen. Milley defended the principle of civilian control of the military after Sen. Tom Cotton asked …
Bryan Metzger
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Top generals testify that Trump's deal with the Taliban hurt morale among Afghan forces and 'negatively' affected their performance
Both Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said that the Doha agreement with the Taliban hurt …
Ryan Pickrell
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Milley told Pelosi he's not qualified to determine Trump's 'mental health' when she expressed concern about the former president using nuclear weapons
"I am not qualified to determine the mental health of the president of the United States," Milley s…