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Read former Defense Secretary Mattis' statement on Trump's handling of nationwide protests
By Amanda Macias
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James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution
By Jeffrey Goldberg
Military Prestige During a Political Crisis: Use It and You’ll Lose It
George Floyd Updates: 10th Night of Protest Follows Somber Memorial (Published 2020)
Esper orders hundreds of troops from 82nd Airborne home from D.C. area
By Lara Seligman
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Retired Marine Gen. John Allen: Trump's threats of military force may be 'the beginning of the end of the American experiment'
By Paul LeBlanc
Revolt of the generals: Trump faces heat from US military leaders
By William Roberts
Trump demanded 10,000 active-duty troops deploy to streets in heated Oval Office meeting
By David Martin
Hundreds of Former Officials Condemn Trump's Response to Protests
By Robbie Gramer & Jack Detsch
How Mattis reached his breaking point — and decided to speak out against Trump
By Carol D. Leonnig & Dan Lamothe
'He tries to divide us': Former Defense Secretary Mattis compares Trump's protest response to Nazi tactics
By Dareh Gregorian
Trump's Threat to Use the Military Against Protesters: What to Know
By Jonathan Masters
Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country
By Kevin Liptak & Kaitlan Collins
White House wanted 10k active duty troops to quell protesters
By Barbara Starr, Lauren Fox & Sunlen Serfaty
The prominent ex-military leaders who have criticized Trump’s actions over protests
By Veronica Stracqualursi
Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership'
By Paul LeBlanc & Barbara Starr
Trump vows to campaign against Murkowski after she backs Mattis
By Andrew Desiderio
'The president has clearly forgotten how it actually happened': John Kelly defends Mattis
By Max Cohen
Former Defense Secretary Mattis breaks silence and tears into Trump: 'He tries to divide us'
By Amanda Macias
Milley, America's Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper, Eric P. Schmitt & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Murkowski Endorses Mattis's Criticism of Trump, Calling it 'Necessary and Overdue' (Published 2020)
By Emily Cochrane
Trump Agrees to Send Home Troops From Washington, Easing Tensions With the Pentagon (Published 2020)
By Eric P. Schmitt, Peter Baker & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Mattis Accuses Trump of Dividing the Nation in a Time of Crisis (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper & Eric P. Schmitt
Trump and the Military: A Mutual Embrace Might Dissolve on America's Streets (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper & David E. Sanger
Jim Mattis blasts Trump in message that defends protesters, says president 'tries to divide us'
By Dan Lamothe
Trump's bad breakups: Mattis is the latest official to go from hero to zero in the president's telling
By Josh Dawsey & Anne Gearan
Opinion | Trump's Use of the Insurrection Act May Be a Final Straw for the Military
By Jonathan Stevenson
Mattis: Former defense secretary slams Trump as threat to US democracy
By Deirdre Shesgreen