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In an opinion piece, the ten former US Defense Secretaries who were still alive asked Donald Trump to respect the election result.
Former Pentagon Chiefs Say Military Should Stay Out of Election Dispute: President Donald Trump Welcomes US Soldiers in Harisburg
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The ten former defense ministers living in the United States warned against the use of the military in the dispute over the election results, which were questioned by President Donald Trump. The corresponding “efforts” would lead the country into “dangerous, illegal and unconstitutional territory,” according to an opinion piece published Sunday by former “Washington Post” ministers. Among them are politicians both Democrats and Republicans; James Mattis and Mark Esper, two former defense ministers in the Trump administration, also joined the call.
The peaceful transfer of power is a “trademark of our democracy,” says the article. Aside from the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, which led to civil war in the United States, the transition to the presidency has always been peaceful. “This year should not be an exception.” If government officials attempt to use the military anyway, they face serious political and legal consequences.
Trump should acknowledge Biden’s victory
Ashton Carter, Leon Panetta, William Perry, Dick Cheney, William Cohen, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel, and Donald Rumsfeld also signed up for the article. Former defense ministers called for the dispute over the results of the presidential elections to be resolved and for the victory of Democrat Joe Biden to be recognized. The courts had rejected all claims of alleged electoral fraud, they wrote in support of the statement.
Trump denounces an alleged massive electoral fraud without presenting any evidence. The president and his allies have suffered dozens of judicial defeats in the electoral litigation. Still, a significant portion of his party cast doubt on Biden’s victory. A group of 12 Republican senators from the United States announced on Wednesday their opposition to the confirmation of Biden’s victory by the United States Congress.
