'Losers!' Donald Trump unloaded on top officers including Marine General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (second right) and Paul Selva, his deputy and a four-star Air Force General (right).
Business Insider: 89 former defense officials say they are 'alarmed' by Trump's threat to use the military to end nationwide unrest
* Dozens of former defense officials, including a handful former secretaries of defense, spoke out in one voice against President Donald Trump and his response to the nationwide protests in an op-ed published in The Washington Post Friday.
* Trump threatened earlier this week to send in the military if a city fails to control local civil unrest before previewing what that might mean with a show of force in Washington, DC.
* "The members of our military are always ready to serve in our nation's defense. But they must never be used to violate the rights of those they are sworn to protect," the authors of the op-ed wrote Friday.
* The joint statement issued Friday follows those of a number of former military leaders, including Trump's former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, condemning the president's actions.
Numerous former defense officials strongly spoke out against President Donald Trump's militaristic response to nationwide protests, condemning the president in one voice and urging him to end his threat to use the military to quell unrest in an op-ed published in The Washington Post Friday afternoon.
"Trump continues to use inflammatory language as many Americans protest the unlawful death of George Floyd and the unjust treatment of black Americans by our justice system," they wrote, arguing that the president's rhetoric has become more aggressive as the protests have grown.
The post's authors, 89 former defense officials including people like former defense secretaries Leon Panetta, Chuck Hagel, Ashton Carter, and William Cohen, called Trump's pledge to send the US military into American cities to respond to unrest "shocking."
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WNU Editor: President Trump's relations with the military brass has never been good, and they hate him because he embarrassed them more than once. Need I remind everyone about this .... President Trump Called Top Military Brass In 2017 A 'Bunch Of Dopes And Babies' (January 17, 2020).
More News On Former Generals, Diplomats, And National Security Officials Condemning President Trump's Threat To Use The Military To Stop Rioters
Voices grow in condemnation of Trump's military response to protests -- The Hill
Scores of retired military leaders publicly denounce Trump -- AP
Retired diplomats, generals slam Trump over using U.S. military to 'intimidate' protesters -- NBC
Former national security officials criticize Trump's approach to protesters in new letter -- CNN
Revolt of the generals: Trump faces heat from US military leaders -- Al Jazeera
Voices grow in condemnation of Trump's military response to protests -- VOA
