The disagreement continued this week when Trump tried to shut down a push by some military leaders to address the legacy of racism by removing the names of Confederate leaders from some bases. Worse, military leaders, who took the same oath you take today, have participated in politically charged events,” they wrote. Trump’s words at West Point will be parsed for signs of how closely they reflect West Point’s leadership values. Since then he has made troop events a platform for lobbing partisan attacks and, perhaps most troubling to military leaders, openly intervened in sensitive matters of military justice. ADADThe recent events have prompted an unusual outpouring of criticism from respected former military leaders, most of whom have not publicly commented about events of recent years.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2020 23:03 UTC