{"id":2050677,"date":"2023-09-30T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T14:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-general-mark-milley-takes-hit-at-trump-during-retirement-speech\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T10:44:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T14:44:54","slug":"u-s-general-mark-milley-takes-hit-at-trump-during-retirement-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-general-mark-milley-takes-hit-at-trump-during-retirement-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired U.S. General Mark Milley subtly criticizes Trump in farewell speech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-general-mark-milley-takes-hit-at-trump-during-retirement-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2050677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. \u2063President\u2063 Joe Biden \u2064shakes hands with outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs \u200cof \u200dStaff General Mark Milley as Biden arrives \u2062for\u200b an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Milley\u2019s honor at Summerall Field\u200d at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall September 29, \u200d2023 in Arlington, Virginia.  (Photo by \u200dDrew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>7:35 AM \u2013 Saturday,\u2062 September 30, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>United States General Mark Milley slams Trump during\u2063 his farewell\u200c speech, emphasizing that troops take an oath to\u200b the Constitution and not to a \u201cwannabe dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the now-former general \u2063gave his final speech during his retirement ceremony at\u2064 Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. Milley\u200b used his final speech as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to underline that troops take an oath to the Constitution, not a \u201cwannabe dictator,\u201d only days \u200dafter former\u2064 President Donald Trump recommended\u200b the nation\u2019s highest officer be punished for his actions under the Trump Administration. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t take an oath to a king, or \u2062a\u200b queen, or\u200b to a tyrant or dictator, and we don\u2019t take an oath to a wannabe dictator,\u201d Milley said. \u201cWe don\u2019t\u2064 take an oath to an individual. We take an\u2064 oath to the Constitution, and we take an oath \u2062to the idea that is America, and we\u2019re willing to die to protect it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8Wow, outgoing CJS \u200dChair Milley hits \u2063Trump at retirement ceremony: &#8220;We don&#8217;t take an oath to a king, or queen, or a tyrant or a\u200b dictator. And we don&#8217;t \u200dtake an oath \u200dto a\u2062 wannabe dictator \u2026we take an oath to the Constitution \u2026 and we&#8217;re willing \u2062to \u200bdie \u2063to protect it&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AH2eQObge4\">pic.twitter.com\/AH2eQObge4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewFeinberg\/status\/1707788800577945927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The speech comes a week after the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president reportedly came after Milley\u2063 on\u200b social media over reports that \u200che \u200chad contacted his\u2062 Chinese\u200b counterpart during \u200dthe Trump administration \u2063to let them know that the U.S. was not planning to attack. <\/p>\n<p>In a speech last \u2064Friday, Trump had called the chairman \u201ca Woke\u200b train wreck who, if the Fake News reporting \u200bis correct, was actually dealing with China to give them a heads up on the thinking of the President of the\u200d United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is an act so egregious that, in times gone by, the punishment would have been DEATH!\u201d Trump continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good \u200briddance, Mark \u2064Milley<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fPW0x379g3\">pic.twitter.com\/fPW0x379g3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1707811002832589238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, \u20642023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As a response, Milley had\u200c told \u200bthe press that he was taking adequate safety precautions to ensure \u2062his\u200c and his family\u2019s safety. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI wish those comments had not been made, and I\u2019ll\u2064 take appropriate measures \u200dto ensure my safety and the safety of my family,\u201d Milley said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Not only did\u200d the general give his farewell speech but President Joe Biden also spoke at the\u200d retirement ceremony. <\/p>\n<p>The 46<sup>th<\/sup> president took his time on stage to address the \u200cpossible government shutdown stating \u200bthat if the House\u2064 fails to fund the government\u2064 it would be failing\u2063 troops who would still show up without getting paid.<\/p>\n<p>He also \u2063added how the\u2062 longer the shutdown lasts, the harder that it would become for military families to be\u200d able to pay their bills. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a disgrace, you \u2064can\u2019t be playing politics when our troops stand in the breach,\u201d Biden said. \u201cIt\u2019s\u200d an absolute\u2064 dereliction of\u200d duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden finished his speech with a tribute to Senator Dianne Feinstein, whose passing had been announced that morning, saying she\u2062 was a historic figure and the country is going to \u201cmiss her dearly.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cShe was\u200c a historic figure, trailblazer for women, and a great friend. Dianne \u2064made her mark on everything from national security to the environment, gun safety\u2064 to protecting civil liberties,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThe country is\u200d going to miss her dearly, and so will Jill and \u2064I.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Milley received his retirement certificate, ending a \u2064nearly four-decade career that includes appointments as \u200bArmy chief of staff and commanding general of the United States Army Forces\u200b Command.<\/p>\n<p>At\u200b the ceremony, \u200cthe\u200c general handed down his title to his successor, General Charles Q. Brown Jr. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe \u2062here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chicago seems to be a\u200b city running out of money and people \u2062to tax it from. One\u200c America\u2019s Tom McGrath covers people are leaving and why \u200dthings are getting worse for those left behind.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A lot happened last week at the White\u2064 House, from Biden meeting \u2063with auto workers to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-case-you-missed-it-last-week-at-the-white-house\/\" title=\"Last Week at the White House: Recap\">large cash payments made<\/a> from China to Hunter \u200bBiden.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has\u2063 been filled with major\u2063 headlines in the US and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for \u200cthe \u200dSixth Circuit reversed a decision that allowed doctors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-states-score-major-victories-for-children-against-gender-affirming-care\/\" title=\"Two States Score Major Victories for Children Against Gender-Affirming Care\">treat young kids\u2019 gender dysphoria<\/a> with puberty blockers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-complicated-dr-rachel-levine-dodges-sen-pauls-issue-about-sex-adjustments-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Complicated\u2019: Dr. Rachel Levine Dodges Sen. Paul\u2019s Issue About Sex Adjustments For Children\">cross-sex hormones<\/a> in\u200b Kentucky and Tennessee. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0Andrew Chung \u200bSeptember 29, 2023 \u2013 \u200b8:04 AM PDT\u2063 Advertisement Sept 29 \u200d(Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to\u2026\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0Padraic Halpin\u00a0and\u00a0Max \u2062A. Cherney September 29, 2023 \u2013 5:02 AM PDT \u200cAdvertisement DUBLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) \u2013 Chipmaker \u2062Intel\u00a0(INTC.O)\u00a0said on Friday it\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0Supantha Mukherjee September\u200c 29, 2023 \u2013 5:12 AM\u200d PDT Advertisement STOCKHOLM,\u2063 Sept 29 (Reuters) \u2013 A raid by French authorities of the\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) \u2063-The European Commission launched an investigation on Wednesday into whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect \u2062European Union \u200bautomakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2063 rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did \u200bGeneral Mark Milley emphasize the allegiance of troops to the Constitution \u200cduring his retirement speech?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  United States General Mark Milley made headlines\u200c during his retirement ceremony on\u200b Friday as he criticized former President Donald \u2064Trump. In his farewell speech at \u2063Joint Base\u200b Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, Milley emphasized that troops take an oath to the Constitution and not to a &#8220;wannabe \u200cdictator.&#8221; His \u200bcomments came shortly after Trump suggested that Milley be \u2064punished for his actions under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Milley&#8217;s words\u200c resonated strongly as he \u2062reminded everyone\u200d that the military is sworn to protect and uphold the Constitution. &#8220;We don&#8217;t take an oath to\u200b a king, or a queen, or \u200bto a \u200btyrant or dictator, and we don&#8217;t\u200b take an oath to a wannabe dictator,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;We take an oath to the Constitution, and we take an oath to the idea that is America, and we&#8217;re willing\u200d to die to protect it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The retired\u200b general&#8217;s remarks were applauded\u2062 by many, highlighting \u2064the importance of preserving democratic \u2062values and the rule\u2064 of law. Milley&#8217;s tenure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was marked by an unwavering \u2063commitment\u2062 to\u200b defending the principles \u2062upon which the United \u2064States was founded.<\/p>\n<p>While it is not uncommon for members \u200dof the armed forces to remain neutral and apolitical, Milley&#8217;s comments came at a \u2062time when the relationship between the military and\u200b the former \u2063president was under scrutiny. Trump&#8217;s remarks \u2064regarding Milley and his desire \u200bto \u200dsee \u200dthe general punished \u2062raised concerns about possible politicization of the \u200dmilitary.<\/p>\n<p>Milley&#8217;s strong statement serves as a reminder of\u2064 the fundamental principles that guide military service, regardless of political influence. It highlights \u200bthe importance of the\u2063 military&#8217;s commitment to the Constitution and its \u2062duty to protect the ideals of democracy. Milley&#8217;s words also reaffirm the military&#8217;s role as an institution dedicated to\u2063 defending the nation and its values.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b the United States \u200ccontinues to navigate complex political landscapes, it is\u2064 crucial to have military \u200bleaders like General\u2064 Mark Milley who prioritize the Constitution and the welfare of\u200c the nation above personal or political agendas. Milley&#8217;s retirement speech\u2063 serves as a powerful reminder of the values that underpin the armed forces and the role they play in safeguarding democracy.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-general-mark-milley-takes-hit-at-trump-during-retirement-speech\/\" title=\"Retired U.S. General Mark Milley subtly criticizes Trump in farewell speech.\">partisan divisions run deep<\/a>, Milley&#8217;s words resonate as a \u200bunifying \u2062force, reminding\u200d Americans of the shared\u2064 ideals and the principles that bind them together. It is a reminder that the military&#8217;s allegiance\u200c lies not\u200d with individual leaders, but with the Constitution and the nation as\u200c a\u200b whole.<\/p>\n<p>The retirement \u200cspeech\u2064 by General Mark Milley will undoubtedly be \u200bremembered as a significant moment in the history of the United States Armed Forces. It serves as a reminder of the essential role the military \u200cplays in \u2063upholding democratic values and the \u2064importance \u2062of remaining steadfast in protecting the Constitution. Milley&#8217;s words will continue to inspire and resonate as they serve as a beacon \u200dof strength \u200dand commitment to \u200dthe ideals that \u200bdefine \u200bthe United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden shakes hands with General Mark Milley at an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Arlington, Virginia. 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