(NPR) Gen. Mark Milley Says Accompanying Trump To Church Photo-Op Was A Mistake

Gen. Mark Milley Says Accompanying Trump To Church Photo-Op Was A Mistake








Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (right) appears with President Trump as he departs the White House en route to St. John's Church in Washington, D.C., on June 1. Milley now says his presence "created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."



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Gen. Mark Milley Says Accompanying Trump To Church Photo-Op Was A Mistake






After being chided by retired peers for following President Trump in a walk through a park forcibly cleared of protesters, the nation's top military officer now says he should not have been there.








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