‘Sorry to Inform You’: Trump Responds to Report That Top General Suggested He Wanted Post-Election Coup

‘Sorry to Inform You’: Trump Responds to Report That Top General Suggested He Wanted Post-Election Coup
Then-President Donald Trump speaks as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley looks on, in Washington on Oct. 7, 2019. Mark WIlson/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Former President Donald Trump responded to anonymously sourced reports claiming a top U.S. general made comments he was worried about a coup attempt after the 2020 election.

Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, allegedly told his subordinates he felt the need to be “on guard” after Nov. 3, according to a book from two Washington Post reporters that cited anonymous officials. “You can’t do this without the military. You can’t do this without the CIA and the FBI. We’re the guys with the guns,” the general reportedly said.

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