Generals reportedly affirm military will remain apolitical during and after election in call with news anchors

Mark Milley.
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Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and two other four-star generals reportedly privately briefed anchors from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox during an "unusual" off-the-record phone call about the military's commitment to remaining apolitical during the presidential election, two people familiar with the call told Axios.

Milley reportedly made it clear to the anchors that the military won't play any role if there's a disputed election, nor would it make any decision about removing a president from the White House.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.