All this undermining and backroom dealing and doubletalking they did to Donald Trump
All of this is a own-goal on Trump's part. Trump promoted Milley specifically because Sec Def Mattis thought that he was an idiot. Then when Milley penned that insubordinate open letter over the summer in response to Trump wanting to use the insurrection act, Trump bafflingly kept him around. McCrystal was fired by Obama for less. Then of course there's all the Milley did after Jan 6.
Trump is from a world where people act somewhat logically to get maximum profits and maximum applicable victories, rather than the world where victory is immeasurable things like will breaking.
All of this is a own-goal on Trump's part. Trump promoted Milley specifically because Sec Def Mattis thought that he was an idiot. Then when Milley penned that insubordinate open letter over the summer in response to Trump wanting to use the insurrection act, Trump bafflingly kept him around. McCrystal was fired by Obama for less. Then of course there's all the Milley did after Jan 6.
Trump's biggest weakness is, and always has been that he is a genuinely magnanimous individual.
Trump is from a world where people act somewhat logically to get maximum profits and maximum applicable victories, rather than the world where victory is immeasurable things like will breaking.