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

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.

As Axios notes, there's been speculation about whether the military would intervene if President Trump refused to leave the White House in the event he loses his re-election bid to the Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. Trump has said he would commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses, but he has simultaneously raised questions about potential election fraud, which his critics view as an attempt to delegitimize the result. Read more at Axios.

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