- Floyd: Trump threatens army use and shows the Bible. Then attack the Cuomos: "New York torn to pieces"
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June 11, 2020The chief of staff of the American Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, apologized for participating in President Donald Trump's walk in front of the White House which ended with the controversial tycoon photo with the Bible in his hand. "I shouldn't have been there," Milley says in a video. Shortly before, the area had been cleared with police who threw tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful protesters.
"My presence at that time and in that context created the perception of an army involvement in internal politics," Milley says in the video in which he addresses students of the National Defense University. "It was a mistake from which I learned the lesson," adds the senior officer, who says he is "angry about the brutal and meaningless killing of George Floyd", reiterating how he opposed the president's idea of deploying the army against protests.
Milley, 61, was appointed by President Trump as Chief of Staff of the United States Armed Forces in December 2018, after serving as Army Chief of Staff since 2015.