More than 280 retired diplomats, generals, and senior national security officials called on President Trump not to use the U.S. military for political ends, warning American democracy was at risk.
“The stationing of D.C. Air National Guard troops in full battle armor on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial is inflammatory and risks sullying the reputation of our men and women in uniform in the eyes of their fellow Americans and of the world.”
The sharp rebuke of the president coincided with similar warnings issued this week from former senior officials and retired military officers, including retired Gen. Jim Mattis, who served as defense secretary under Trump until he resigned in 2018. Mattis accused Trump of ordering the U.S. military to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens.
The issues that have prompted the protests cannot be addressed by the military and can only be resolved “through political processes,” they wrote.
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