Mark Milley finally responds to Trump’s suggestion he should be ‘executed’ for ‘treason’

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Outgoing chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said he is taking “adequate safety precautions” after Donald Trump suggested he should be executed for treason. A war between China and the United States could have been the result of this treasonous act.” His comments prompted former House speaker Nancy Pelosi to say Mr Trump should be barred from public office. Mr Milley has denied that there was anything treasonous about the calls he made to China, and he told CBS he is taking “appropriate measures” to ensure his safety following Mr Trump’s comments. The outgoing top general also said that he has been “faithful to the Constitution of the United States” for nearly 45 years, adding he and his family “sacrificed greatly for this country.” Mr Milley said he won’t directly comment on the specifics of Mr Trump’s post, but he insisted: “This military, this soldier, me, will never turn our back on that Constitution.” It comes after a 2021 book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa revealed Mr Milley assured General Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army that the US would not launch an attack against China toward the end of the Trump administration.