Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley is responding to comments by former President Donald Trump suggesting that Milley deserves to be executed for communications the general had with China.
Trump, in his Friday Truth Social post, also targeted Milley's role in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president indicated that Milley's decision to leave office was cause for celebration.
"So I'm not gonna comment directly on those, those things," he said."But I can tell you that this military, this soldier, me, will never turn our back on that Constitution."Gen. Milley's calls to Chinawere part of his regular communications with defense chiefs worldwide. The spokesperson described the calls as being crucial to reducing tensions between nations, as well as"avoiding unintended consequences or conflict.
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