Skip to content

Cart

Your cart is empty

Article: Top US general taking steps to protect family after Trump death comments

Top US general taking steps to protect family after Trump death comments

Top US general taking steps to protect family after Trump death comments

PHOTO CAPTION: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley looks on during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, U.S. June 17, 2021. Caroline Brehman/Pool via Reuters

 

 

(Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said on Wednesday he would take measures to protect his family after former President Donald Trump suggested he had colluded with China in an act he said would have once warranted death.

Trump last week criticized Milley's handling of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2020 and said, without providing evidence, that "this guy turned out to be a Woke train wreck who, if the Fake News reporting is correct, was actually dealing with China to give them a heads up on the thinking of the President of the United States."

"This is an act so egregious that, in times gone by, the punishment would have been DEATH!" Trump said on Sept. 22 on his Truth Social platform. Milley assumed the chairman role in October 2019 during Trump's presidency and is set to step down on Sept. 30.

 

M81 Woobie Hoodies



Asked about the comments during an interview on CBS' 60 Minutes, Milley said in a clip released on Wednesday: "I've been faithful and loyal to the constitution of the United States for 44 and a half years."

He added: "I've got adequate safety precautions. I wish those comments had not been made, but they were. And I'll take appropriate measures to ensure my safety and the safety of my family."



(Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Rami Ayyub and Gerry Doyle)

Hats

MORE FROM THE

OAF NATION NEWSROOM

Shutdown three days away as Senate, House advance separate spending plans

Shutdown three days away as Senate, House advance separate spending plans

With a partial shutdown of the U.S. government just three days away, the Democratic-controlled Senate plans a procedural vote Thursday on a bipartisan short term spending measure that Republican Ho...

Read more
US soldier Travis King arrives in Texas after release from North Korea

US soldier Travis King arrives in Texas after release from North Korea

U.S. Army Private Travis King landed at a U.S. military base in Texas early Thursday after being expelled from North Korea following his surprise dash across the heavily militarized border two mont...

Read more
#3 Liquid error (layout/theme line 179): Could not find asset snippets/back-in-stock-helper.liquid