Pentagon embarrasses Trump, rejects "last request" at "farewell" party

The Pentagon has rejected outgoing President Donald Trump's request for a "military farewell", like other presidents.

Trump's team continued to contact the Ministry of Defense, in order for the US armed forces to hold a major military parade at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, on Wednesday, as a farewell ceremony.

However, the ministry did not accept the request of Trump, who leaves the White House on Wednesday to make way for his successor, Joe Biden.

Since the era of the late US President Ronald Reagan, a number of presidents have had farewell military offers as they left the White House.

However, a source in the Ministry of Defense told "Sky News Arabia", that "due to the security situation in Washington and the Corona epidemic, the military leadership decided to suffice with a modest ceremony for Trump, in which only a few members of the honor guard will participate."

It is noteworthy that the Pentagon, specifically Chief of Staff General Mark Milley and other commanders, were always concerned about Trump's attempts to include the army in his internal accounts, as he did last June during the protests against the killing of George Floyd.

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