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Why Gen. Mark Milley Will Probably Keep His Job as Joint Chiefs Chairman
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives for the 59th presidential inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Gabriel Silva)
1 Feb 2021
When he became commander in chief, President Joe Biden wasted no time replacing the military service secretaries and acting head of the Defense Department. If he wanted, he could also name a replacement for Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley, who came under scrutiny under President Donald Trump for participating in a politically loaded photo op.
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Washington Post is outraged that Donald Trump has sullied one of Washington’s most hallowed honors Presidential Medals of Freedom. After the White House announced plans to bestow the medals on two Republican members of Congress and a football coach, the
Post thundered that “Trump just underlines his own unworthiness when he makes a mockery of the Medal of Freedom….This president cannot be trusted to hand out medals.”
The
Post editorial concluded with the obligatory uplift of the season: “Thankfully, the Oval Office will soon be occupied by a president himself a rightful recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom who understands and will honor the traditions of the presidency.” Did Biden receive the Medal of Freedom for taking the lead in enacting the 1994 crime bill, which the