He'll Start Throwing People in Jail
General Mark Milley, serving as the nation's highest-ranking military officer, feared Trump's "Hitler-like embrace of the Big Lie," would lead to violence.
Serving as Trump's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs presented "unique challenges" for General Mark Milley who said that Trump was “shameful” and “complicit” in the January 6 Attack on the Capitol. Milley's low opinion of Donald Trump is shared by many former military officials who served in Trump's White House. General John Kelly called Trump the "most flawed person" he's ever met and General James Mattis said Trump is "more dangerous than anyone could ever imagine." Milley has told friends that if Trump is re-elected president, “he’ll start throwing people in jail.”
On June 1, 2020, Milley and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (center) accompanied Donald Trump partway to St. John’s Church after the clearing of Lafayette Square. Milley’s apology for appearing to lend military support to a political photo op earned him Trump’s enmity. (Patrick Semansky / AP)
THE PATRIOT, The Atlantic | 9/21/2023
By Jeffrey Goldberg
How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley helped to preserve democracy as the first and only Chairman in history faced with a former President accused of inciting a riot on the Capital.
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