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America’s most senior military officer, Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has publicly apologized for participating in Donald Trump’s photo-op at a famous church in Washington last week, in another sign of tension between the White House and the Pentagon. The event took place moments after troops and police cleared a path for…

President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square, current and former military leaders say, has started a moment of reckoning in the military.Videotranscripttranscript‘It Was a Mistake,’ Milley Says of Participating in Trump Photo OpGen. Mark A. Milley, the top military official in the United States, apologized for his role in President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square after…

Washington (CNN)America's top general is apologizing for appearing in a photo-op with President Donald Trump after the forceful dispersal of protesters outside the White House last week, saying the m…

President Donald Trump, who nominated Brown in March, hailed the general on Twitter. "My decision to appoint @usairforce General Charles Brown as the USA’s first-ever African American military service chief has now been approved by the Senate," Trump said, though the tweet came before the confirmation vote. "A historic day for America! Excited to work…

Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY Published 3:15 p.m. ET May 30, 2020 | Updated 3:19 p.m. ET May 30, 2020CLOSE Protests across America turned violent as demonstrators expressed anger over George Floyd's death by police. USA TODAYWASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said violent protests that have erupted after the death of George Floyd appear to be organized by "anarchic"…