As the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley leaves a complicated legacy.
Gen. Mark Milley became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2019, after then-President Donald Trump appointed him. So began a dance between military and civilian affairs in a career spanning more than four decades.
"That sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society," he said in a televised address."I should not have been there. My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics." Those revelations spurred praise from supporters."I think General Milley did exactly what he was supposed to do and should do in that situation," Sen. Angus King told CNN at the time.
Following the U.S. capitol riot, Milley supported a requirement that service members learn about domestic extremism. He told lawmakers,"I want to understand White rage, and I'm White and I want to understand it. So, what is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building, and try to overturn the Constitution of the United States of America, what caused that?"
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