Trump’s top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’
www.independent.co.uk
General Mark Milley expressed his concerns about Trump to author Bob Woodward in March 2023
  • Billiam@lemmy.world
    5312·
    3 months ago

    "Which I am only brave enough to say in my new book after Trump is out of office "

    • avguser@lemmy.world
      54·
      3 months ago

      That he published after he was no longer serving as the Chairman of the Joint Chief’s of Staff. The US military is known for being apolitical. This is him speaking out as former CJCS Mark Milley, and not CJCS GEN Milley.

      • Billiam@lemmy.world
        86·
        3 months ago

        That he published after he was no longer serving as the Chairman of the Joint Chief’s of Staff. The US military is known for being apolitical. This is him selling a book as former CJCS Mark Milley, and not CJCS GEN Milley.

        Hard to paint his actions as morally good when he’s doing it to make a profit. Alex Vindman, for example, opposed Trump despite the personal cost for him. Miley doesn’t get points for that.

        Edit: It’s Bob Woodward’s book, not Milley’s.

        Also when a former-President and possible-future-President is an outright fascist, “being apolitical” is a great way to defend marching citizens to camps. After all, opposing a direct order from the President might be seen as “political.”

        • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
          21·
          3 months ago

          The retired general who said this isn’t making a profit; Bob Woodward, the journalist, is the one selling the book, not the general.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        313·
        3 months ago

        The US military is known for being apolitical.

        The US military is known as being rife with ultra-nationalists and fully in bed with the MIC. Past that, I wouldn’t even call it non-partisan. Each branch has its own partisan tilt - Air Force / Marines favoring the GOP, Army / Navy trending Dem - with career brass tending to play coy on their politics so they can survive Senate confirmation to those top ranks.

        But you’re fucking crazy if you think the organization that churns out the most politicians per-capita isn’t political. Holding a military rank continues to be a popular launchpad into an electoral career.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      34·
      3 months ago

      The military doesn’t have the same latitude to criticize the President like this that the rest of us do. He can’t legally say stuff like this until after retirement

      • Billiam@lemmy.world
        212·
        3 months ago

        Hiding behind the law to escape doing what’s morally right is awfully convenient. Especially since he’s not saying this for free, he’s selling a book.

        Edit: Bob Woodward is selling the book, not Milley. But I stand behind the rest of what I said.

        • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
          14·
          3 months ago

          The retired general isn’t selling a book; Bob Woodward, the journalist who helped expose Watergate decades ago, interviewed him and is selling a book.