Trump’s Last Defense Chief Had Three Goals

According to Axios, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller told associates he had three goals for the final weeks of the Trump administration: #1: No major war. #2: No military coup. #3: No troops fighting citizens on the streets.

Jonathan Last: “Please read that paragraph again: The president’s own incoming (acting) SecDef believed that his three important goals were to preventing the defeated president from starting a war; prevent the defeated president from executing a military coup; and prevent the defeated president from using troops against civilians.”