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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
Trump faces criticism from former and current defense secretaries
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Republican senators shrug off Mattis' criticism of Trump: 'It's his opinion'
By Ted Barrett & Manu Raju
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
Revolt of the generals: Trump faces heat from US military leaders
By William Roberts
'He tries to divide us': Former Defense Secretary Mattis compares Trump's protest response to Nazi tactics
By Dareh Gregorian
James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution
By Jeffrey Goldberg
Trump's Threat to Use the Military Against Protesters: What to Know
By Jonathan Masters
James Mattis condemns Trump as a threat to the Constitution
By Orion Rummler
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
White House wanted 10k active duty troops to quell protesters
By Sunlen Serfaty, Barbara Starr & Lauren Fox
Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country
By Kevin Liptak & Kaitlan Collins
The prominent former 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
Mattis goes after Trump: The president 'tries to divide us'
By Daniel Lippman
Trump demanded 10,000 active-duty troops deploy to streets in heated Oval Office meeting
By David Martin
Former Defense Secretary Mattis Issues Stunning Rebuke Of Trump
By Mark Katkov & Scott Neuman
Milley, America's Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper, Eric P. Schmitt & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
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
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