(NPR) Joint Chiefs Remind U.S. Forces That They Defend The Constitution

Joint Chiefs Remind U.S. Forces That They Defend The Constitution








Top Pentagon officials have issued a message to the troops that they must defend the Constitution and that last week's violence was a direct assault on it.



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Joint Chiefs Remind U.S. Forces That They Defend The Constitution






The Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a message noting that violence isn't covered by free speech, and the breach of the U.S. Capitol was an assault on the government.