FILE PHOTO: U.S. Army General Mark Milley is seen as U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about airstrikes by the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Daily Mail: Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff says the military will NOT intervene in the election or resolve a disputed vote after Biden warned Trump would have to be dragged from the White House if he refuses to accept defeat
* General Mark Milley told Congress on Friday the military will not get involved in the election process or be willing to resolve a disputed vote
* The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he believes 'deeply in the principle of an apolitical U.S. military'
* It comes amid fears Trump might refuse to accept defeat if he loses in November
* The president has repeatedly claimed without evidence that mail-in ballots will result in an 'inaccurate and fraudulent' election
* In June, Milley apologized for walking with Trump through Lafayette Square in what turned out to be a photo op during the George Floyd protests
The U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Friday.
The comments from General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscore the extraordinary political environment in America, where the president has declared without evidence that the expected surge in mail-in ballots will make the vote 'inaccurate and fraudulent,' and has suggested he might not accept the election results if he loses.
Trump's repeated complaints questioning the election's validity have triggered unprecedented worries about the potential for chaos surrounding the election results.
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