Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said it was a ‘mistake’ to walk with President Trump to St. John’s Church amid protests
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Thursday it was a"mistake" to accompany President Donald Trump and other top administration officials on a walk to historic St. John's Episcopal Church after peaceful protesters were forcibly cleared from the area.
Attorney General William Barr said his decision to have security forces clear the area around the White House of demonstrators was out of safety concerns and unrelated to the president's walk to the church, which had been damaged by protesters the night before. Milley said the nation's top military officer, said his participation in the event undermined the separation of the military from politics.Forceful clearing of Lafayette Square was defining moment for president and protes"We who wear the cloth of our nation, come from the people of our nation," he added. "And we must hold dear the principle of an apolitical military that is so deeply rooted in the very essence of our republic.
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