In response, many military commanders criticized Flynn and affirmed the army’s apolitical stance.
Retired General Raymond Thomas, former commander of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM), said that, as a veteran, Mr. Flynn’s statement was inappropriate.
Stop it, Mike. He is a veteran. He knew that it was completely irrelevant to use the army to reorganize the elections. He’s also selling America’s great trust in the military, ”Thomas wrote on Twitter.
In a joint statement dated December 18, Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Army Chief of Staff James McConville did not address Flynn directly, but emphasized: “The US military has no role in the Determination of the Result of a United States Election ”.
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This is an opinion adopted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley before the elections. Speaking on NPR in October, Mr. Milley said that the US military has a 240-year tradition that is not involved in national politics and emphasized that in the event of an election dispute, the courts and parliament will resolve the issues. decisions and the military has no authority.
“We, the US military, have sworn to obey the legal orders of the civilian leader (Secretary of Defense). We want to make sure that there will always be civilian leadership, control of the people over the army, ”said Mr. Milley.
On December 20, President Trump tweeted that rumors about the use of martial law were “fake news” and harshly criticized former National Security adviser John Bolton, who recently commented that he did not doubt the general. President Trump has considered imposing martial law.
