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Milley apologizes for taking part in Trump church walk: 'I should not have been there'
ABC ^ | 06 11 2020 | Luis Martinez

Posted on 06/11/2020 6:18:20 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

The nation's top military official has apologized for taking part in President Donald Trump's walk from the White House to St. John's Church for what eventually turned into a controversial photo op after authorities had used pepper balls and smoke canisters to disperse largely peaceful protesters.

"I should not have been there," said Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a prerecorded video commencement address to National Defense University. "My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."

"As a commissioned uniformed officer, it was a mistake that I have learned from," Milley said in the video address.

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"His death amplified the pain, the frustration, and the fear that so many of our fellow Americans live with day in, day out," Milley said.

“The protests that have ensued not only speak to his killing, but also to the centuries of injustice toward African Americans," he added. "We should all be proud that the vast majority of protests have been peaceful."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: again; markmilley; riots; stjohnschurch; trump
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1 posted on 06/11/2020 6:18:20 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

He shouldn’t be there is right. He should be in a pentagon sub-sub-basement collating files.


2 posted on 06/11/2020 6:20:34 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: yesthatjallen

thought this was milley cyrus for a moment!


3 posted on 06/11/2020 6:20:58 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: yesthatjallen

Trump has a ways to go in firing generals until he finds his US Grant.


4 posted on 06/11/2020 6:21:06 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: yesthatjallen

He needs to be XO of the Northern Greenland weather station.


5 posted on 06/11/2020 6:22:05 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: ealgeone

No it’s Milley Vanilley: the fake chief.


6 posted on 06/11/2020 6:23:44 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: yesthatjallen
Replace this “General” with a Lt. Col. with combat training.
7 posted on 06/11/2020 6:23:46 PM PDT by Chgogal (Wuhan Virus, Chinese Virus, Kung Fu Virus - Wuhan Chinese Kung Fu Virus aka CCP virus.)
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To: yesthatjallen; Impy; BillyBoy; LS; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; campaignPete R-CT; AuH2ORepublican; ...

Fire his pansy ass.

Time to bring in ex-Rep. Allen West and reactivate his military commission and promote him to 4 star General.


8 posted on 06/11/2020 6:23:46 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: yesthatjallen

Imagine Patton’s apology.


9 posted on 06/11/2020 6:25:31 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: yesthatjallen

is he from Obama? Why isn’t he fired yet?


10 posted on 06/11/2020 6:27:07 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Be still, and know that I am God...Psalm 46:10)
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To: yesthatjallen
Face palm.
Why doesn't this fool just take a knee and be done with it?
Who does he think he is?
Drew Brees?
And this wuss is the nations top general?
The Iranians will die from laughter if this jester is leading the US in any war with Iran.
11 posted on 06/11/2020 6:27:28 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: yesthatjallen

What’s all this, with the generals dissing Trump, the Defense Secretary dissing him, Lindsey supporting the Defense Secretary, the Senate Armed Services Commitee revolting against him...

What’s going on?


12 posted on 06/11/2020 6:28:42 PM PDT by RAldrich
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To: Raycpa
Imagine Patton’s apology.

Patton would have shot this cowardly slug on the spot.

13 posted on 06/11/2020 6:28:47 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: yesthatjallen

Were he ordered to be there? If’n he weren’t, then his bad.


14 posted on 06/11/2020 6:30:48 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: RAldrich

Did this Mister General Milley Vanilli ever win any battles? Or was he the hero of a well-fought bottle?


15 posted on 06/11/2020 6:33:46 PM PDT by laconic
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To: yesthatjallen
the vast majority of protests have been peaceful.


16 posted on 06/11/2020 6:33:52 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: yesthatjallen

Cuck.


17 posted on 06/11/2020 6:34:40 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Paladin2

The Kenyanesian Usurper ran off all the warriors.

Every General we have saluted the transgenderizing of our military.


18 posted on 06/11/2020 6:35:58 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: yesthatjallen

The nation’s top military official should immediately become the nation’s former top military official.


19 posted on 06/11/2020 6:37:45 PM PDT by arthurus (zgg)
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To: McGruff
the vast majority of protests have been peaceful.

Deaf. Dumb. Blind. Lying.

20 posted on 06/11/2020 6:37:51 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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