2020-06-04 00:00:00, Colm Quinn, Foreign Policy
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I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act now," Esper said at a news conference.
The pushback from Esper has led to speculation that he may soon be out of a job, something White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not dismiss.
Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the most senior military advisor to Trump, issued a rare memo to the country's armed services reminding them of their duties as well as the rights of their fellow citizens to free assembly.
Flanagan defended his appearance, saying he had just come indoors from a run, hadn't time to change out of his running shorts, and didn't realize his iPad camera settings showed him below the waist.
This could wreck the high regard Americans have for their military, and much more," he wrote.
He has been joined by Trump's previous Secretary of Defense James Mattis who issued a statement denouncing the president.
An analysis by Philip Bump of the Washington Post showed that Fox News and Fox Business has been mentioning rioting or rioters six times as much as CNN has over the past week, even as protests have been largely peaceful.
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