it was not trump s rhetoric alone that concerned milley, it was trump s supporters as well. troubling him to such an extent it only added to the frightening historical parallel. here is an account from the same book from soon after the election. quote. on saturday, november 14th, legion of trump supporters from across the country converged on freedom plaza a couple of block from the white house for a rally protesting the white house results. it was build the million maga march although only tens of thousands attended. after attending a security briefing on november 10th about the million maga march, mark milley told aides he feared this could be the modern american equivalent of brown shirts in the streets. milley was referring to the paramilitary forces and storm troopers that protected nazi party rallies in the 1920s and 1930s and enabled the rise of adolf hitler in germany. at the same time personnel changes at the pentagon were also alarming milley. the night of that security brief
in spending and got less. we are learning more this morning about donald trump s final days in office. new reporting from the washington post that the nation s top military officers, chairman mark milly worried about what donald trump might try to do to hold onto power after losing re-election. the account is detailed in the upcoming book by the postreporters entitled i alone can fix it, which is a quote by donald trump. here s how the post summarized the account. the, quote, after attending a november 10th security briefing about the million maga march, milley said he feared an equivalent of brown shirts in streets, eluding to the military forces that protected nazi powers and enabled hitler s ascent. later that evening an old friend called milley-to-concerned that
re-election, talking in terms of a coup. it s in a book entitled i alone can fix it . here s how the post summarized the account. quote, after attending a november 10th, security briefing about the million maga march, milley said he feared an american equivalent of brown shirts in the streets, eluding to the pair military forces that protected nazi rallies and enabled hitler s ascent. later in the evening an old friend called general milley expressing a concern. quote, you are one of the few guys who are standing between us and some really bad stuff the friend told milley. general milley was shaken. he called former national security adviser h.r. mcmaster to ask whether a coup was imminent.
president trump, buzzing the crowd in a helicopter, would energize his base for what was coming next. that same weekend, donovan crowell, the out of work alcoholic, attended a training camp in north carolina, according to prosecutors. though crowell s lawyer denies it. crowell had been recruited into the oath keepers, a paramilitary group that opposes the federal government. jessica watkins, who owned thi rural bar in ohio, was the group s local leader. bartender julie harvey says she saw the group meet every week. they were going to d.c. for the original million maga march. i was working, and i walked out on the patio and i saw them sawing the pool queues in half, putting on the zip straps. the way jessica explained it, it was just preparedness in case they were in harm s way.
the original million maga march. i was working and i walk out on the patio and i saw them sawing the pool cues in half, putting on the zip straps. the way that jessica explained it, it was just preparedness in case they were in harm s way. reporter: who are the oath keepers in your mind right now based on what you know? they re a terrorist organization. they re white supremists. reporter: you consider your son one? yes, i do. i hate to say that, but yes. it makes me sad to say that. yes, i do. reporter: with no realistic prospects of overturning the election in court, trump turned his supporters attention to the day congress would convene to