If the GOP shuts down the government, that means 1.3 million servicemembers will go without pay. This after a Republican senator, Tommy Tuberville, has single-handedly put a hold on all top-level military promotions and appointments because he disagrees with the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing travel expenses for members who must seek abortions out of state. Remind me again why the GOP thinks it’s pro-military.

@georgetakei

Pro-military???

"Late Friday night, the former #POTUS... insinuated that America’s top general deserves to be put to death...

And yet, none of the nation’s front pages blared ā€œTrump Suggests That Top General Deserves Executionā€ or ā€œFormer President Accuses General of Treason.ā€ Instead, the post barely made the news. Most Americans who don’t follow #Trump on #SocialMedia probably don’t even know it happened"
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/trump-milley-execution-incitement-violence/675435/

#Journalism #Media #Politics #USPol #USA #News

Trump Suggests That Mark Milley Deserves Execution

The former president is inciting violence against the nation’s top general. America’s response is distracted and numb.

The Atlantic

@ZhiZhu @georgetakei My honest take? I'm glad the press is ignoring his outrageous social media takes.

They don't know how to cover him. They insist on treating him like a legitimate player in our national politics. If they treated his threat as significant they would feel compelled to fabricate a context by which it might be justifiable.

As far as his coup-y social media outbursts go, MSM silence is better than the alternative.