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He'll Start Throwing People in Jail
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He'll Start Throwing People in Jail

General Mark Milley, serving as the nation's highest-ranking military officer, feared Trump's "Hitler-like embrace of the Big Lie," would lead to violence.

Serving as Trump's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs presented "unique challenges" for General Mark Milley who said that Trump was “shameful” and “complicit” in the January 6 Attack on the Capitol. Milley's low opinion of Donald Trump is shared by many former military officials who served in Trump's White House. General John Kelly called Trump the "most flawed person" he's ever met and General James Mattis said Trump is "more dangerous than anyone could ever imagine." Milley has told friends that if Trump is re-elected president, “he’ll start throwing people in jail.”

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