White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tries to walk back an attack from Pres. Trump on the nation's military leaders, where Pres. Trump suggested the nation's top Pentagon officials are beholden to weapons manufacturers.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday tried to walk back an attack from Presidenton the nation's military leaders in which he claimed"the top people in the Pentagon" aren't happy with him because he wants to get the U.S. out of wars while they are beholden to arms dealers.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to members of the press outside the West Wing of the White House on Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, DC. "Many of these leaders have sons and daughters who have gone to combat, or may be in combat right now. So, I can assure the American people that the senior leaders would only recommend sending our troops to combat when it's required in national security in the last resort. We take this very, very seriously in how we make our recommendations," McConville said.
"And it’s one of the reasons the military -- I’m not saying the military is in love with me -- the soldiers are. The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy," he said.
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