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BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's | |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 77795588 France06/02/2020 04:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's MORE: "They were not aware that the park police and law enforcement had made a decision to clear the square... Once they walked out, they continued with him." “We really would like all of this to stay a National Guard response… We don’t want to see Title X forces. That’s not what we want to do.” [link to twitter.com (secure)] |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 38907753 United States06/02/2020 04:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's A senior Defense official told reporters Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer did not intend to participate in President Donald Trump’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Church, which had been set on fire by protesters the night before. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77795588 “The Secretary and the chairman were both actually heading to the Washington Field Office of the FBI to be co-located with the director of the FBI and the Attorney General to observe and provide leadership for response efforts last evening,” explained a senior Defense official on a call with Pentagon reporters. “They were not aware that the Park Police and law enforcement had made a decision to clear the square. And once they began that walk off the White House grounds with the president, their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,” said the official. During a White House address Monday night, in which Trump threatened to deploy active-duty U.S. military if states failed to quell demonstrations, riot police forcibly cleared protesters out of Lafayette Square, a public park in front of the president’s residence. Once the protesters were forcibly cleared, Trump walked through the square with several members of his Cabinet as well as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley. The president then stood in front of the historic church holding a Bible and posing for photographs. He later motioned to members of his Cabinet to stand alongside him for more pictures. Esper, who has previously said that he would preserve the U.S. military’s apolitical nature, entered the frame and stood alongside Trump for the photo-op. Esper and Milley were later seen engaging with National Guard members responding to the civil unrest. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [link to www.cnbc.com (secure)] hes a fucking traitor |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 77795588 France06/02/2020 04:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's A senior Defense official told reporters Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer did not intend to participate in President Donald Trump’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Church, which had been set on fire by protesters the night before. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77795588 “The Secretary and the chairman were both actually heading to the Washington Field Office of the FBI to be co-located with the director of the FBI and the Attorney General to observe and provide leadership for response efforts last evening,” explained a senior Defense official on a call with Pentagon reporters. “They were not aware that the Park Police and law enforcement had made a decision to clear the square. And once they began that walk off the White House grounds with the president, their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,” said the official. During a White House address Monday night, in which Trump threatened to deploy active-duty U.S. military if states failed to quell demonstrations, riot police forcibly cleared protesters out of Lafayette Square, a public park in front of the president’s residence. Once the protesters were forcibly cleared, Trump walked through the square with several members of his Cabinet as well as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley. The president then stood in front of the historic church holding a Bible and posing for photographs. He later motioned to members of his Cabinet to stand alongside him for more pictures. Esper, who has previously said that he would preserve the U.S. military’s apolitical nature, entered the frame and stood alongside Trump for the photo-op. Esper and Milley were later seen engaging with National Guard members responding to the civil unrest. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [link to www.cnbc.com (secure)] hes a fucking traitor Who is? On what basis? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77201647 France06/02/2020 04:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's It seems the military really is distancing itself from Trump's action on putting military troops on US soil to confront Americans. Thread: Retired two-star US Army general rated Pompeo's performance as "disgusting" & described Defense Sec. Esper "lightweight coward |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77099937  Canada06/02/2020 06:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen: “It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel—including members of the National Guard—forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president’s visit outside St. John’s Church. I have to date been reticent to speak out on issues surrounding President Trump’s leadership, but we are at an inflection point, and the events of the past few weeks have made it impossible to remain silent.” “Whatever Trump’s goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces.” “There was little good in the stunt.” Thread: Adm. Mike Mullen, fmr chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "I Cannot Remain Silent: Our fellow citizens are not the enemy & must never be&q |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78984087  India06/02/2020 06:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's It seems the military really is distancing itself from Trump's action on putting military troops on US soil to confront Americans. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77201647 Thread: Retired two-star US Army general rated Pompeo's performance as "disgusting" & described Defense Sec. Esper "lightweight coward  |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78979361 United States06/02/2020 06:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's You telling me that senior defense officials are distancing from the president during a time of tension with China? Sure Did they say that after their talks about the south china sea? Well, if true then China you got the green light. We will be fighting red china soldiers along with domestic terrorists |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 38907753 United States06/02/2020 06:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's A senior Defense official told reporters Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer did not intend to participate in President Donald Trump’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Church, which had been set on fire by protesters the night before. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77795588 “The Secretary and the chairman were both actually heading to the Washington Field Office of the FBI to be co-located with the director of the FBI and the Attorney General to observe and provide leadership for response efforts last evening,” explained a senior Defense official on a call with Pentagon reporters. “They were not aware that the Park Police and law enforcement had made a decision to clear the square. And once they began that walk off the White House grounds with the president, their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,” said the official. During a White House address Monday night, in which Trump threatened to deploy active-duty U.S. military if states failed to quell demonstrations, riot police forcibly cleared protesters out of Lafayette Square, a public park in front of the president’s residence. Once the protesters were forcibly cleared, Trump walked through the square with several members of his Cabinet as well as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley. The president then stood in front of the historic church holding a Bible and posing for photographs. He later motioned to members of his Cabinet to stand alongside him for more pictures. Esper, who has previously said that he would preserve the U.S. military’s apolitical nature, entered the frame and stood alongside Trump for the photo-op. Esper and Milley were later seen engaging with National Guard members responding to the civil unrest. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [link to www.cnbc.com (secure)] hes a fucking traitor Who is? On what basis? for commiting insubordination against president trump. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78984125  Thailand06/02/2020 06:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein denounced the death of George Floyd and the conduct of the Minneapolis police who killed him in a strongly-worded memo Monday night. In the memo, distributed to Goldfein’s wing commanders and other commanders and obtained by Air Force Times, Goldfein called Floyd’s death “a national tragedy.” “Every American should be outraged that the conduct exhibited by police in Minneapolis can still happen in 2020,” Goldfein said. Goldfein’s memo was sent hours after his top enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright, who is black, posted a lengthy Twitter thread about the deaths of black men at the hands of police that declared, “I am George Floyd.” Goldfein’s follow-up memo said that Americans have to confront the awful reality of racism — and acknowledge that it also exists in the Air Force. “Sometimes it’s explicit, sometimes it’s subtle, but we are not immune to the spectrum of racial prejudice, systemic discrimination and unconscious bias,” Goldfein wrote. “We see this in the apparent inequity in our application of military justice. We will not shy away from this; as leaders and as airmen we will own our part and confront it head on.” Thread: Air Force Chief of Staff General Dave Goldfein: ‘Every American should be outraged’ at police conduct in death of George Floyd |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77949928 France06/02/2020 10:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo op: "I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops" Not do a photo op. Esper said Tuesday night in an exclusive interview with NBC News. [link to twitter.com (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78919163 United States06/02/2020 10:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo op: "I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77949928 Not do a photo op. Esper said Tuesday night in an exclusive interview with NBC News. [link to twitter.com (secure)] THE TROOPS ARE ON OUR SIDE! FORWARD, COMRADES! FOR THE GLORIOUS COMMUNIST REVOLUTION!!! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77949928 France06/02/2020 11:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BREAKING: Pentagon distances Sec. Esper & Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Milley from Trump's photo op at St. John's Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo op: "I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77949928 Not do a photo op. Esper said Tuesday night in an exclusive interview with NBC News. [link to twitter.com (secure)] Trump did not go inside the church or pray or read scripture or inspect damage or meet with ministers or talk with protesters or lay a wreath or make a speech or answer questions or clean up debris. He did nothing but pose for photos. Pretty sure that's the definition of a photo op. |
