Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen 'Extremely Concerned' That Retired Generals Are In The White House

Retired Adm. Mike Mullen

CNN: Former Joint Chiefs chairman worries about generals in Trump's White House

Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, said Sunday on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" that he has been "extremely concerned" about military officials like retired Gen. John Kelly acting in political roles in President Donald Trump's administration.

Mullen said he worries that having military officials, "without being a politician, without running for office," acting politically could undermine the military as an apolitical institution.

Specifically, he said, he worries a "great deal" about Kelly "indirectly undermining us as a military" because of his role as White House chief of staff, a highly political job.

While many people have told him they have felt comfortable having Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Kelly, and former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster in Trump's administration, all of whom have been generals, "I don't share that comfort," Mullen said.

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WNU Editor: Retired Adm. Mike Mullen has been a critic of President Trump and those in the military who support him for a very long time .... 'Sad moment' when John Kelly showed he'll support Trump 'no matter what': Adm. Mike Mullen. (YouTube). Personally .... I am not bothered by having retired military personnel being active in politics .... they are retired and if they want to be active in politics, so be it.