Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley conduct a news conference at the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2019.
CNN: Esper and Milley appear to adopt different strategies to deal with Trump as election approaches
Washington (CNN)The Pentagon's two most senior figures were so angry about President Donald Trump's unprecedented attack on senior military leadership earlier this month that they got on the phone with the White House chief of staff to express their dismay, according to several defense officials.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke to Mark Meadows after Trump accused Pentagon leadership of waging wars to boost the profits of weapons manufacturers.
"I'm not saying the military's in love with me -- the soldiers are, the top people in the Pentagon probably aren't because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy," Trump told reporters at a White House news conference on Labor Day.
The officials said Milley, who served for years in combat zones around the globe, was particularly distressed. Another defense official summed up reaction at the Pentagon, stating "the President went too far."
Meadows attempted to walk back what Trump said on Fox News the next day, claiming the comments were "more directed about the military industrial complex."
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WNU Editor: You serve at the pleasure at the President. In his first term President Obama dismissed 200 senior officers. I would not be surprised if President Trump may do the same thing in his second term if he is re-elected.
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"In his first term President Obama dismissed 200 senior officers. "
You have to keep a scorecard. If it would be Trump dismissing general officers or George W. Bush dismissing attorneys, when you do it, you have tom remind the prostitutes of the press and the Democrat demagogues that the previous Democrat administration did the same thing.
You have to do it in the same breath or the Democrats will try to make a news cycle out of it or better yet a weekend or week news cycle out of it and periodically bring it up after wards as red meat news reminders.
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy
Replacing U.S. attorneys stretches back to Reagan
It was pointed that President Clinton did the dame thing, but I guess a person's memory does not go back 8 years unless they want it to go back 8 years.
"Although Bush and President Bill Clinton each dismissed nearly all U.S. attorneys upon taking office" - CBS
I would like to point out that Soros bought local attourneys at the city level not US attourneys. Maybe because presidents can fire them
Soros funds campaign of St. Louis prosecutor charging couple for protecting home from BLM protestors
Soros funded attourneys know they are suppose to empty the prisons and not charge arsonists, assualters or any one else causing death and destruction.
Like crooked DA's there are a lot of crooked general officers.
McMAster comes to mind.
If General Milley is upset, he you should take a hard look at the Military to Industrial employment pipeline, and work with Congress to bar retired Officers from taking jobs with defense contractors. Otherwise, he's a hypocrite.
Milley Vanilley will do no such thing.
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