Meet Trump's pick to take over the Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Ellen Mitchell - 12/29/18 08:06 PM EST
Army Gen. Mark Milley, President Trump’s pick for the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, has always been blunt.
In his first speech as Army chief of staff in 2015, Milley warned that the Army must fight to stay prepared in the event of a major war, saying “If we do not maintain our commitment to remain strong . . . then we will pay the butcher’s bill in blood.â€
Trump, who earlier this month chose Milley to replace Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as the nation’s top military officer, has previously favored this type of rhetoric.
The nomination, if approved by the Senate, would make Milley Trump's top military adviser, placing him in the center of a turbulent administration and debates surrounding troop withdrawals in the Middle East, the transgender military ban, and a separate Space Force.
Milley, a well-known intellect who hold degrees from Princeton and Columbia Universities and the Naval War College, would also take the reigns alongside a new Defense secretary, after James Mattis resigned earlier this month over disagreements with Trump’s abrupt decision to pull troops from Syria.
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