'I wish you the best': US military adviser resigns after Trump's controversial photo-op at church
Get the Full StoryCarolyn Kaster Associated PressThe former principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy resigned, effectively immediately, from the Defense Department's science board.
James Miller's reasoning centered around President Donald Trump's controversial visit to St. John's Episcopal Church, where he posed with a Bible for photographs as protesters in the surrounding area were tear-gassed for the event.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper was also present during the visit.
"You may not have been able to stop President Trump from directing this appalling use of force, but you could have chosen to oppose it," Miller wrote in his resignation letter to Esper, which was obtained by The Washington Post. "Instead, you visibly supported it."
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A Department of Defense adviser resigned, effectively immediately, from the military's science board citing what he believed to be a violation of conduct from Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
In his resignation letter, James Miller Jr., the former under secretary of defense for policy from 2012 to 2014, recalled that he swore an oath of office to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States ... and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same," similar to what the defense secretary had done before he took office.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderSee Also:Trump's tear gas photo-op was 'frightening' to authoritarianism experts, who warn that his behavior will only get worse without 'fierce opposition'Trump is planning to bring back his massive in-person rallies as soon as July as the pandemic rages onTrump congratulates himself for the 'overwhelming force' and 'domination' law enforcement officials used against protesters in Washington, DC, and Minneapolis
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