| Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: 'If Biden wins...' Posted: 28 Aug 2020 05:50 PM PDT  One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at New Hampshire airport hangar.
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| 'Deeply reckless': Critics slam leaked police memo about Breonna Taylor Posted: 30 Aug 2020 03:06 AM PDT  The memo was written several weeks after Taylor's death and includes details that weren't provided to the judge in the search warrant application.
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| Hundreds of protesters arrested by Belarusian police as 100,000 rally against Lukashenko Posted: 30 Aug 2020 08:48 AM PDT  Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Sunday calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule, despite heavily armed police and troops blocking streets and detaining dozens of demonstrators. Protests have now entered a third week since the disputed presidential election on August 9 in which Mr Lukashenko claimed victory, while opposition rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she was the true winner. An AFP journalist and local media estimated that more than 100,000 people came to Sunday's protest, equalling the scale of the rallies on previous weekends, the largest demonstrations the country has seen since independence from the USSR.
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| Counter-protester who pulled a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters in Florida after a fight erupted won't be charged Posted: 30 Aug 2020 01:20 PM PDT  A counter-protester in Tallahassee, Florida won't be charged for pulling a gun on BLM protesters as officials said he was "lawfully defending himself."
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| A teen activist in New Jersey received a $2,500 bill to pay for police presence at a Black Lives Matter protest she organized Posted: 29 Aug 2020 08:51 AM PDT  Mayor Mario Kranjac of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, said the bill covered police presence and their overtime hours.
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| 3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in Taiwan Posted: 30 Aug 2020 03:45 AM PDT  A 3-year-old girl in Taiwan was reported safe after becoming caught in the strings of a kite and lifted several meters into the air. The unidentified girl was taking part in a kite festival Sunday in the seaside town of Nanlioao when she was caught up by a giant, long-tailed orange kite.
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| Fact check: Biden tax plan would raise rates for those who make more than $400K, corporations Posted: 30 Aug 2020 02:09 PM PDT  The claim that families who make $75,000 would see their tax rate double under the Democratic nominee's plan is false.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have a lot to do with Joe Kennedy's primary struggles Posted: 30 Aug 2020 08:28 AM PDT  Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) could soon be out of politics, and an unlikely colleague may have something to do with it, Politico reports.Kennedy is challenging Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in the statewide Democratic primary for Markey's seat, which he's held since 2013. Politico notes that Kennedy tries to hit the 74-year-old Markey by criticizing his support for the 1994 crime bill and the Iraq War when he was in the House, both of which would seemingly put him in trouble with the progressive left. But the incumbent has maintained a lead over his 39-year-old challenger in large part thanks to an army of young voters, who, with a push from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), view Markey as key to the climate change movement.Mary Ann Marsh, a Boston-based Democratic consultant, told Politico that Ocasio-Cortez, the Sunrise Movement, and Justice Democrats have "allowed this remarkable makeover" of the veteran lawmaker who has been in Congress for 44 years, turning him into the "darling of the climate change warriors." Without Ocasio-Cortez, she said, "I think it would've been a much harder effort to make him into the Ed Markey people see in this race, which is very different from the Ed Markey people in Massachusetts have seen in 44 years." Read more at Politico.More stories from theweek.com 5 more scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Air travel in the coronavirus era Biden's latest ad puts Trump's weirdest moments and empty rallies to a Bad Bunny song
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| House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff says it's a 'falsehood' pushed by Trump that he leaked confidential information amid halt to election briefings Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:29 AM PDT  Schiff denied he or his staff have leaked confidential information as intelligence officials announced a halt to in-person election security briefings.
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| In wake of shootings, Kenosha mayor backs police brass despite calls for resignations Posted: 28 Aug 2020 06:11 PM PDT  Kenosha, Wis., Mayor John Antaramian told reporters Friday that he has no intention of requesting the resignations of Police Chief Daniel Miskinis or County Sheriff David Beth, despite calls from various civil rights groups for both men to step down.
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| Indian forces clash with Kashmir Muslims marking holy month Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:02 PM PDT  Indian forces opened fire with shotgun pellets and tear gas Saturday on a procession by hundreds of Muslims in troubled Kashmir, injuring dozens of people who had ignored a ban on religious gatherings, witnesses said.
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| Teslas were 3 of the 10 fastest-selling used cars amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the data — see the full list Posted: 30 Aug 2020 05:15 AM PDT  iSeeCars compiled a list of the 10 fastest used cars from March to June 2020. Tesla vehicles take up three of the 10 spots.
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| SNP ministers demand Boris Johnson drop 'UK' and 'Britain' from nationwide cultural festival Posted: 30 Aug 2020 06:04 AM PDT  SNP ministers have demanded that Boris Johnson drop the words 'Britain' or 'UK' from the branding of a nationwide cultural festival being planned for 2022. Whitehall insiders said the Scottish Government had also objected to 'British' being included in title or promotional material for the celebration of the "very best of modern Britain." The row is said to have delayed the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioning around £3 million of work from creative agencies tasked with drawing up the material. UK Government sources said the SNP's stance was "incredibly petty and hugely frustrating", with the festival expected to give Scotland's struggling cultural sector a £12 million boost. Talks with the Scottish Government are now said to have stalled over planning for the event, which was envisaged as a successor to the hugely popular 1951 Festival of Britain.
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| China restaurant collapses during birthday party, killing 29 Posted: 29 Aug 2020 06:43 PM PDT  Rescue efforts ended at a two-story restaurant in a northern Chinese village that collapsed during a local resident's 80th birthday celebration, leaving 29 people dead, authorities said Sunday. The Ministry of Emergency Management said another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly crumbled on Saturday. Hundreds of rescue workers using sniffer dogs, cranes and high-tech sensors had searched the rubble, lifting slabs of concrete in hopes of freeing survivors.
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| Op-Ed: Kamala Harris' vice presidential run is a campaign to be America's second Black president Posted: 30 Aug 2020 03:00 AM PDT  Black grievances put Harris on the ticket; her's is the face of leadership the country is demanding now.
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| Report: New York tenants were not aware they would be featured at the Republican National Convention Posted: 28 Aug 2020 06:02 PM PDT  The tenants were interviewed by a HUD official, they said. The RNC was criticized for blurring the lines between the government and partisan politics.
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| Kim Klacik: President Trump is producing real results for the Black community Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:15 AM PDT  Republican congressional candidate Kim Klacik joins Maria Bartiromo on 'Sunday Morning Futures.'
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| An army dog who charged through a hail of machine-gun fire and tackled an Al-Qaeda fighter is to receive the animal equivalent of a Medal of Honor Posted: 30 Aug 2020 08:22 AM PDT  The bravery of the dog, Kuno, fighting with the special forces, swung the battle during the British raid in Afghanistan.
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| "His politics are appalling": Steve Mnuchin's family speaks out in disgust over his fealty to Trump Posted: 30 Aug 2020 11:01 AM PDT  His family has not only criticized him but publically accused him of racism
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| French lieutenant-colonel stationed at a NATO base in Italy charged with spying for Russia Posted: 30 Aug 2020 04:01 AM PDT  A senior French military officer has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing top secret documents to Russian intelligence, Florence Parly, the defence minister, said on Sunday. The lieutenant-colonel, who has not been named, is stationed at a NATO base in Italy. He was detained by France's General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), the equivalent of MI5, 10 days ago. The officer was about to return to Italy after a holiday in France, Europe 1 radio reported, and is being held at La Santé prison in Paris. Ms Parly said the defence ministry had referred the case to public prosecutors. She declined to give details about the nature of the information allegedly given to Russia, saying the matter was sub judice. "We have taken all necessary measures. Now justice must be allowed to take its course while respecting the secrecy of the investigation… It is for the judicial system to decide what he is guilty of and whether he is guilty." If convicted, the officer risks life imprisonment and a €750,000 (£669,000) fine. The case is likely to embarrass France in the eyes of its western allies if security failings that could potentially compromise NATO are revealed. It comes after two former agents of France's external intelligence service, the DGSE, were handed prison sentences of 12 and 8 years last month for spying for China. The highly sensitive trial was held behind closed doors and little is known about the case against the agents, who had already retired when they were charged three years ago. One of them, named as Henri M, served as the DGSE's Beijing station chief in the 1990s. He was recalled after starting an affair with the French ambassador's Chinese interpreter. After his retirement, he returned to China in 2003 and married the former interpreter. The couple took up residence on Hainan Island, off China's southern coast. Now 73, he was arrested in France in 2017. Around the same time the other agent, named as Pierre-Marie H, 68, was arrested at Zurich airport carrying a large amount of cash after meeting a Chinese contact on an island in the Indian Ocean. Under French law, the full names of former intelligence agents may not be made public.
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| Home smashed: For one family, Hurricane Laura the 3rd strike Posted: 29 Aug 2020 10:02 PM PDT  In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into his white, wooden home in Hackberry, Louisiana, a tiny Cameron Parish community 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gulf of Mexico. Laura outstripped them both. A retired welder who worked at many of the refineries that dot the Louisiana coast, the 62-year-old Beard climbed through the debris, laboring with two artificial knees.
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| Chicago looting proves Black America deserves reparations — here's why Posted: 30 Aug 2020 09:26 AM PDT  While there is a good chance this month's episode was fueled by fake rumors online, it showcases the inequities that belie Chicago's standing as one of America's liberal bastions.
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| German govt condemns 'unacceptable' attempt to storm Reichstag Posted: 30 Aug 2020 01:41 AM PDT  The German government Sunday slammed the "unacceptable" behaviour of protesters during a mass rally against coronavirus restrictions in which hundreds were arrested and an attempt was made to storm the Reichstag parliament building.
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| Austrian law extends citizenship to descendants of Jewish refugees Posted: 30 Aug 2020 07:38 AM PDT  Descendants of Jewish refugees expelled from Austria under Nazi rule can apply for Austrian citizenship under a new law that goes into effect Tuesday.About 120,000 Jews living in Austria fled persecution after Nazi Germany annexed its neighbor in 1938, with many going to the United States and the United Kingdom. Most refugees, The Observer notes, became naturalized citizens in their new countries, but post-war Austria banned dual citizenship, meaning those who left were considered foreigners in their homeland. Eventually, in 1993, former refugees were able to reclaim their Austrian citizenship, but descendants were left out, preventing the country from restoring its pre-war Jewish community, which numbered 200,000. That's unlikely to happen even now since the applicants will be dual citizens and won't necessarily reside in Austria. For instance, a major factor for eligible U.K. citizens, per the Observer, will likely be the desire to regain European Union citizenship post-Brexit through the program.Still, campaigners believe the law represents both historic justice and could potentially help sway change in Austria, where some citizens believe anti-minority sentiment is on the rise. Bini Guttman, the Austrian president of the European Union of Jewish Students, said the law can "help deliver justice" for the applicants' "successors here and for the future" if they exercise their voting rights.Hannah Lessing, secretary general of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, applauded the law, but said "it can never truly make amends for the Holocaust." Read more at The Observer.More stories from theweek.com 5 more scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Air travel in the coronavirus era Biden's latest ad puts Trump's weirdest moments and empty rallies to a Bad Bunny song
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| A couple received an anonymous note calling their unpainted house an "eyesore," then they received over $48,000 to help with repairs Posted: 30 Aug 2020 12:49 PM PDT  A couple that has suffered multiple health issues received a note shaming them for their unpainted house. A GoFundMe page raised money for repairs.
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| Japan, U.S. defence chiefs oppose bid to alter status of Asian waters Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:34 AM PDT  Japan's Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had agreed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that both countries opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the key waterways of the South China Sea and the East China Sea. Kono shared his view with the U.S. defense secretary at a time when the United States and China are at loggerheads over issues ranging from technology and human rights to Chinese military activities in the disputed South China Sea. A thorny issue in China's ties with Japan is Beijing's claim to a group of tiny East China Sea islets controlled by Tokyo.
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| Filmmaker Michael Moore warns of 2016 redux, says Trump support is ‘OFF THE CHARTS’ Posted: 30 Aug 2020 06:28 AM PDT  This is not an affirmation of celebration from a Donald Trump supporter, but a warning from filmmaker Michael Moore. The Oscar-winning documentary director posted on social media that signs are pointing to a Trump reelection come November. Moore, an avid critic of the president and advocate of Sen. Bernie Sanders, took to his Facebook page to let his followers know that history may be repeating itself as the president's poll numbers rise in swing states that will be critical to winning the electoral college.
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| Mural of slain Philadelphia Police Sgt. Robert Wilson III vandalized with graffiti Posted: 30 Aug 2020 03:41 PM PDT  A mural in West Philadelphia that honors a slain Philadelphia police sergeant has been vandalized.
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| Proving "a different world is possible," ExxonMobil dropped From Dow Jones after 92-year run Posted: 29 Aug 2020 11:00 AM PDT  "Big Oil has fallen. Our job is to make sure they don't take us down with them."
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| Normalcy returning to Pakistan's monsoon-drenched Karachi Posted: 29 Aug 2020 09:31 AM PDT  Normalcy began slowly returning to Pakistan's financial capital Karachi on Saturday after flood waters from days of monsoon rains that killed 47 people receded, enabling relief work in the city of 15 million. The heavy rains hit the southern port city Aug. 23, forcing people to evacuate to other areas of Karachi. It downed power lines, causing widespread outages leaving large numbers of people without electricity and mobile phone service.
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| Kenosha shooting: Hundreds protest in Raleigh and Portland; 2 officers tried to use stun guns on Jacob Blake Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:02 PM PDT  Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged in the killing of two people at protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, did not appear in court Friday.
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| School's back. But for some countries, so is the coronavirus. Posted: 30 Aug 2020 01:30 AM PDT  "Children should not become the losers of the pandemic," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
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| Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp is resisting the city's universal coronavirus testing plan Posted: 30 Aug 2020 05:08 AM PDT  Pro-democracy activists, including a health care workers union, in Hong Kong on Sunday called for a boycott of the city's universal coronavirus testing plan, Reuters reports.The opposition is not unconcerned with the virus, but is instead worried by the fact that medical staff from mainland China are supposed to assist with carrying out the plan at a time when many Hong Kong residents believe Beijing is stripping away their freedoms and enhancing its already strong grasp on the city, especially after the passing of a controversial national security law earlier this year and the postponement of September's legislative elections.The union, the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance, was formed during last year's pro-democracy protests and has 20,000 members. It believes universal testing is not an efficient use of resources, arguing that focused testing is the better play for Hong Kong at this point during the pandemic, prompting suspicions about ulterior motives. Union leader Winnie Yu said it's "clear to see the government has one and only one goal," which is "to use the pandemic to achieve their own political aims" of doing "whatever they can to please the central government of China."Well-known activist Joshua Wong supports the boycott and agreed that the government's plan is faulty. Per Reuters, Wong believes a full border closure would be more effective.Neither the Beijing-backed city government, nor the Chinese Communist Party, took the criticism well. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said it's an attempt to "smear the central government," while Chinese state media considers the critics ungrateful. Read more at Reuters.More stories from theweek.com 5 more scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Air travel in the coronavirus era Biden's latest ad puts Trump's weirdest moments and empty rallies to a Bad Bunny song
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| A former Department of Homeland Security official said Trump is letting right-wing extremists 'start a race war' Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:16 PM PDT  Domestic terrorism expert Elizabeth Neumann told Yahoo News those at the RNC who cast protesters as a dangerous threat were putting on a "sideshow."
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| Joe Biden to go on the road again as poll lead shrinks Posted: 30 Aug 2020 08:05 AM PDT  With his poll lead narrowing, Joe Biden is ready to campaign in person after months of being hunkered down in his Delaware basement because of the coronavirus pandemic. The former vice-president will go on the road after the September 7 Labour Day public holiday in the US. No itinerary has been set, but Mr Biden is expected to visit key swing states including Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Urban unrest and an aggressive performance by Donald Trump at last week's Republican National Convention have cut Mr Biden's lead by several points. According to Morning Consult, Mr Biden now has a six-point lead over the president, compared with 10 points before the Republican convention. Other polls have shown Mr Trump edging into the lead in two pivotal states: Michigan and Wisconsin.
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| Denied permits, Palestinians raze own homes in Jerusalem Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:05 PM PDT  Palestinian Alaa Borqan preferred to tear down his own house in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was constructed illegally and must be demolished.
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| Mauritius fishermen battle to save dozens of dolphins near oil spill Posted: 30 Aug 2020 04:12 AM PDT  Yasfeer Heenaye, a fisherman near Pointe aux Feuilles on the island's eastern shore, said he had counted at least 45 dead dolphins since they were first discovered on Wednesday, and said half a dozen more dolphins were in the bay fighting for their lives. "The preliminary autopsy report has excluded that oil played a role, however we sent some samples of the dead dolphins to La Reunion to determine why the animals couldn't swim and their radar wasn't functioning," Jasvin Sok Appadu from the Fisheries Ministry said on Sunday .
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| Lebanon arrests 3 Egyptian suspects in Cairo gang rape case Posted: 30 Aug 2020 03:21 AM PDT  Lebanese security forces have arrested three Egyptian men wanted in their home country on charges of involvement in an alleged gang rape at a luxury Cairo hotel six years ago. The arrest, reported late Saturday, followed an Interpol notice for the suspects at the request of Egypt. A Lebanese security official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said Sunday that "legal and administrative procedures" were underway to deport the three men, who are in their early 30s.
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| Mom rips gun and shoe from man accused of kidnapping her 1-year-old, Georgia cops say Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:31 AM PDT  The child has since been found safe, officials say.
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| Tito Mboweni: South Africa's finance minster known for a Twitter roast chicken fail Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:06 AM PDT  South Africa's Tito Mboweni is fearless on Twitter, rowing with officials and sharing cooking skills.
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| Marijuana is only legal in 11 states but a House vote coming next month could expand legalization to the entire US Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:36 PM PDT  The MORE Act, if passed by Congress, would remove marijuana from the controlled substances list and erase criminal records with marijuana charges.
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| College students brace for the 'second curve' of COVID-19 — its mental health impact Posted: 30 Aug 2020 04:45 AM PDT  "This is the most anxious I've ever been, I think, in my entire life," one student said.
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| Greg Gutfeld: Democrats ignored violent riots until it impacted the polls Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:37 PM PDT  Fox News' Greg Gutfeld argues the Republican National Convention reminded voters why America matters while the Democratic National Convention sowed contention.
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| Top US general says military will not escort Donald Trump from the White House if election disputed Posted: 29 Aug 2020 11:45 AM PDT  America's most senior general has declared the military will not intervene if Donald Trump were to decline to leave the White House following a disputed US election. In a letter to Congress, Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he did not envisage soldiers playing any role if Republicans and Democrats did not agree on the result. Mr Trump has repeatedly voiced concerns that the election will be undermined by fraud during widespread mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, and suggested that the result may never be known. Joe Biden, the Democrat nominee, has said he fears Mr Trump will try to "steal" the election but the military would "escort him from the White House with great dispatch." Democrat congresswomen Elissa Slotkin and Mikie Sherrill wrote to the general seeking answers as to what the military's role would be. In a written response General Milley, known to be a student of military history, wrote: "I believe deeply in the principle of an apolitical US military. In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by law US courts and the US Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the US military. "I foresee no role for the US armed forces in this process. We will not turn our backs on the Constitution of the United States." Ms Slotkin said: "These are just prudent questions to be asking given the things that the president has been saying publicly." She said the general's answers "demonstrated that the chairman recognised the military's role in our elections is to essentially stay out, that the military's role in the peaceful transition of power is to stay out." Last month, Mr Trump said it was too early to guarantee he would accept the election results. He said: "I have to see. Look, I have to see. No, I'm not going to just say yes. I'm not going to say no."
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