Posted on 06/04/2020 2:16:03 PM PDT by livius
Generals WIN battle with Donald Trump as 82nd Airborne soldiers are REMOVED from D.C. after chairman of joint chiefs publicly slammed president telling troops to 'uphold the Constitution'
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne division of the Army were ordered out of Washington, D.C. and back to Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Thursday night
The about 200 active duty troops were kept on standby at bases near the nation's capital and were never called into the city in the midst of riots
The move is a clear reversal after Donald Trump faced backlash for calling in the military to serve as backup should the National Guard need assistance
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, former Army General John Allen and former Defense Secretary James Mattis all pushed back against Trump
Milley told troops in a Thursday memo to 'uphold the Constitution' 'We all committed our lives to the idea that is America' after he defended protesters' right to assemble,' he added in pen at at the bottom of the letter
Mattis and retired four-star General Allen both bashedTrump in separate op-eds
They specifically called out police clearing Lafayette Park with tear gas and rubber bullets so Trump could visit a church across the street for a photo-op.
'It may well signal the beginning of the end of the American experiment,' Allen said of the church visit where Trump held up his bible for photos .
'Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people - does not even pretend to try,' Mattis wrote
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Esper who proudly announced he is protecting the criminal lt COL vindman . Esper should have been fired then.
This is the Daily Mail with a propaganda spin. They have the Milley thing misreported and I saw the letter.
“’It may well signal the beginning of the end of the American experiment,’ Allen said of the church visit where Trump held up his bible for photos.”
We have survived wars, national disasters, etc for 200 years but now a former military General thinks Trump carrying a bible to a church will end the ‘American experiment’.
What kind of American General would even use the term ‘American experiment’?
PURE PROPAGANDA and Yellow Journalism. This article is ausing some liberal socialist generals opinions pasted on to a fact that the troops are finished and returning. The Commander in Chief’s orders were not rescinded by “generals” as the author tries to make us believe.
Agreed. One difference. Bush's people are showing their hand right now. Something changed.
That’s good to know. What did the letter actually say?
Brits don't believe half the garbage in the Daily Mail so I am not sure why Americans would
People are tense.
It is almost like the situation is under control and they are easing back a bit. Is this not what we want? Wasn't this the objective?
The game here is to convince the public that Trump is powerless — isolated and abandoned by his own chain of command. It is part of the coup strategy.
Absolutely correct. It can also happen to be true. There is no gaslighting involved here. We are dealing with direct statements undermining POTUS from SecDef and Milley. Also, just today we also had the GOP controlled Senate block two of President Trump’s nominees during a National Emergency.
The bipartisan coup is real and President Trump has very little control of the executive branch. I wish it was different but it is what it is.
Could somebody please post the memo? Or tell me where to find it?
I know the other two creatures actually did oppose Trump publicly, but I don’t think they have any official position of power at the moment. However, the current Sec Def the other day came out with some things he shouldn’t have said. If you Are a cabinet member and have a concern express it privately, but don’t go to the press.
It’s at the link.
Capitol police
I need to see a couple of days of this not one.
I PRAY after the election he has COMPLETE and TOTAL control of ALL government I PRAY with all of my heart that these bastards are cremated in the house AND senate!! Very strong prayers from ALL are warranted this election!!
Remove him for what?
The COMMANDER IN CHIEF MUST DO SOMETHING TO MILLEY!!! OMG!! Our Country is Breaking up as we speak. DC can BURN to the ground except for the WHITE HOUSE!
WTF is MILLEY??/ BLACK, GAY, WUSS,,, OBVIOUSLY a DEMOCRAT!
Need to make sure the story is true. Getting a sense that this is fake news.
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