"Marines at Biden speech prompt debate about politicizing the military"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/02/biden-marines-backdrop-democracy-speech/

"Pentagon’s top general apologizes for appearing alongside Trump in
Lafayette Square"

"The Pentagon’s top general apologized on Thursday for appearing
alongside President Trump near the White House after authorities
forcibly removed peaceful protesters from the area, saying that it “was
a mistake that I have learned from."

Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the remarks in a prerecorded graduation speech to students at the National
Defense University. He has been roundly criticized for thrusting the
military into politics by walking alongside the president on June 1 as
Trump traveled on foot to a nearby church that had been damaged during
protests following the police killing of George Floyd.

Milley advised the students that it is important to keep “a keen sense
of situational awareness” and that he had failed to do so as he walked
from Lafayette Square in combat fatigues alongside the president,
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and other senior advisers."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/06/11/pentagons-top-general-apologizes-appearing-alongside-trump-lafayette-square/

That was the demonstration where #45 posed for his photo op
holding a bible upside down.

"Trump hails US military in 4th of July address"

"President Donald Trump has hailed the "brave men and women" of the US
military during a speech at a controversial Independence Day event.

"We celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend
our flag," he told a crowd at a rain-soaked Lincoln Memorial in
Washington DC.

The "Salute to America" event featured military flyovers and fireworks.

Opponents accused Mr Trump of wasting money and politicising the holiday
ahead of his re-election campaign.

The Pentagon has not revealed the cost of the extravaganza, which many
believe was inspired by Mr Trump's visit to a Bastille Day parade hosted
by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.

Some reports say the National Park Service diverted nearly $2.5m (£2m)
to cover the cost."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48877172

TB

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