America’s top general is apologizing for appearing in a photo-op with President Donald Trump after the forceful dispersal of protesters
Gen Mark Milley says ‘I should not have been there’ of incident last week, in which peaceful protesters were removed using teargas.
General Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs admits that it was a mistake to participate in the upside-down Bible photo op staged by Trump in Lafayette Square.
“It was a mistake I have learned from. I shouldn’t have been there. My presence in that moment, and in that environment, created the perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” – Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, apologizes for appearing alongside Trump in Lafayette Square
Mark Alexander Milley (born June 18, 1958) is a United States Army general and the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As Chairman, he is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces. He previously served as 39th Chief of Staff of the Army.
