U.S. top general secretly called China over fears Trump could spark war

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Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, single-handedly took top-secret action to limit Trump from potentially ordering a dangerous military strike or launching nuclear weapons, according to "Peril," a new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward and veteran Washington Post reporter Robert Costa.

10 months ago·Washington, United States

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Yahoo News

Dubious of Trump's sanity, US general secretly called China: book

The Pentagon's top general was so worried in early January that president Donald Trump was out of control that he took secret action to prevent Trump from sparking a war with China, according to a new book.

10 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

U.S. top general secretly called China over fears Trump could spark war

The top U.S. general secretly called his Chinese counterpart twice over concerns then-President Donald Trump could spark a war with China as his potential election loss loomed and in its aftermath, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

10 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Worried About 'Out of Control' Trump, US General Secretly Called China; Feared Ex-Prez Could Spark War

The top US general was so worried in early January that Donald Trump was out of control that he took secret action to prevent the outgoing president from sparking a war with China, according to a new book.

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The Guardian

Top general feared Trump would launch nuclear war, Woodward book reports

General Milley worried about Trump’s ‘trigger point’ after the election and monitored him to prevent catastrophic military strike

10 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Book: Top U.S. officer feared Trump could order China strike

Fearful of Donald Trump's actions in his final weeks as president, the United States' top military officer twice called his Chinese counterpart to assure him that the two nations would not suddenly go to war, a senior defence official said Tuesday after the conversations were described in excerpts from a forthcoming book.

10 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Hindu

Top U.S. General called China over fears Trump could spark war, says new book ‘Peril’

According to reporting in the Washington Post. General Milley called the People’s Liberation Army’s General Li Zuocheng on October 30 , 2020 – days before the U.S. general election and again, on January 8, 2021, after the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

10 months ago·India

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