Trump Asked Aide Why His Generals Couldn’t Be Like Hitler’s, Book Says – The New York Times

Trump Asked Aide Why His Generals Couldn’t Be Like Hitler’s, Book Says

The former president once asked his chief of staff why his military leadership couldn’t be more like the German generals who had reported to Adolf Hitler, according to an excerpt.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/us/politics/trump-book-mark-milley.html

General Milley’s frustration with the president peaked on June 1, 2020, when Black Lives Matter protesters filled Lafayette Square, near the White House. Mr. Trump demanded to send in the military to clear the protesters, but General Milley and other top aides refused. In response, Mr. Trump shouted, “You are all losers!” according to the excerpt. “Turning to Milley, Trump said, ‘Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?’” the authors write.