When Mr Milley and then-Attorney General William Barr would push back on the calls for violence, Mr Bender said Mr Trump would tone it down – but only slightly. Mr Trump also reportedly told his team he wanted the military to “beat the f*** out” of protesters and “just shoot them”. In excerpts obtained by CNN of Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender’s new book, Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost, the top US general is described as having been the sole voice of opposition to demands for the military to intervene amid civil unrest.Īccording to Mr Bender, Mr Trump told top law enforcement and military officials: “That’s how you’re supposed to handle these people. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Mark Milley repeatedly pushed back against former President Donald Trump and other White House officials’ calls for the US military to violently intervene in widespread protests that unfolded last year in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, a new book has claimed. Mr Milley repeatedly rebuffed calls from former President Donald Trump and associates for violent military intervention in protests last year, a new book claims. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen Mark Milley testifies on the Defense Department’s budget request during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on 17 June, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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