Trump hammered after saying he wouldn't use Gen. Milley if he 'was going to do a coup'
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff of the Army, at a cake-cutting honoring the 381st birthday of the National Guard and unveiling the new National Guard Bureau Organizational Badge, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2017. The badge is authorized for wear while assigned to the NGB and is not permanently awarded. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
Former Marine officer: Military leaders must have the courage to speak out if asked to do something unconstitutional
July 16, 2021 | 06:31AM ETPush NotificationDonald Trump is lashing out after excerpts from a bombshell book by top Washington Post reporters revealed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, was so worried the outgoing president would stage a military coup he took drastic measures to ensure it could not happen.
Trump is now being mocked after issuing a carefully-worded statement denying he ever "threatened, or spoke about, to anyone, a coup of our Government."
But then he says: "if I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley."
Responding to @PhilipRucker & @CarolLeonnig's book, Trump says in part, "I never threatened, or spoke about, to anyone, a coup of our Government...If I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley...I'm not into coups!"
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 15, 2021
That portion of his remarks (figuratively) made some heads explode:
An American President uttered the words, “If I was going to do a coup…" https://t.co/eMsm25Ut62
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 15, 2021
"America isn't my type"
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) July 15, 2021
“I didn't do it, but if I did…" is always a strong tell
— Thomas Krafft (@thomaskrafft) July 15, 2021
This is a very “if I did it" by OJ Simpson-type statement https://t.co/RAFS4LOCZ1
— farhad manjoo (@fmanjoo) July 15, 2021
"If I Did It" https://t.co/OIg8fTsv95
— Cathy Young (@CathyYoung63) July 15, 2021
If I did it https://t.co/1PFSk5olhI
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 15, 2021
Sadly, this reminds me of OJ Simpson's book, "If I Did It."
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 15, 2021
Literally the narcissist's prayer… I never did a coup… but if I did it would not be with him. https://t.co/bQrZYcphl9
— Michael Rae (@zerorazor) July 15, 2021
Guys, I had to do it.https://t.co/w4zcXuRQ6t pic.twitter.com/Fc0J0yOwdZ
— Red (@Redpainter1) July 15, 2021
Actual statement from actual former prez: “If I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley."
This stain will never wash out. pic.twitter.com/ZWLhvbDyOC — Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) July 15, 2021
