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How the US military has failed to address white supremacy in its ranks A recently uncovered extremist plot has put fresh scrutiny on the relationship between US service members and white supremacist groups Military veterans have held leadership roles in white supremacist groups that took part in the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. […] More
Just after midnight on Monday 1 June David McAtee was working at his barbecue restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was shot and killed by the national guard, who had been assisting police during the city’s dusk-to-dawn curfew. According to a video analysis by the New York Times, the fatal outcome was the result of […] More
Trump didn’t want to ‘fall for the Fake News to have fun with’ Speculation about his health has dogged his time in office Play Video 0:34 Trump appears uneasy on his feet after West Point speech – video Amid widespread comment about his apparent difficulty walking down a ramp at West Point on Saturday, Donald […] More
Donald Trump attempted to solidify his bond with the US army on Saturday, delivering the graduation speech to cadets at the United States Military Academy and boasting of a “colossal” $2tn rebuilding of American martial might. Trump’s West Point speech was studiously vapid, with only a modicum of partisan boasting. But the political setting crackled […] More
Play Video 0:44 Gen Mark Milley has said it was a mistake to have been present at Donald Trump’s photo op in front of a church in Washington. ‘I should not have been there,’ he said in a pre-recorded video commencement address to the National Defense University. Milley and the defense secretary, Mark Esper, were […] More
Biden says biggest fear is Trump will ‘try to steal the election’ Democratic challenger leads president in opinion polls Play Video 0:32 ‘This president will try to steal this election’: Joe Biden issues Trump warning – video Joe Biden has predicted the military will escort Donald Trump from the White House should the president lose […] More
Largely overlooked during last week’s extraordinary events was a letter written by the president’s erstwhile personal lawyer and retweeted by Trump. As you’ll recall: last week President Trump used military personnel to forcibly clear protesters outside the White House so he could do a surreal photo op at St John’s church. Then Trump’s former secretary of defense, Gen James […] More
James Bennet’s resignation comes after backlash on a comment piece written by a GOP senator called for using military force on protesters The New York Times announced on Sunday that James Bennet, editorial page director since May 2016, had resigned. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP A senior editor at the New York Times has resigned amid a […] More
