Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley dismissed the George Floyd riots as "Penny packet protests" - insisting they weren't an insurrection because the mobs only "Used spray paint," according to a new book.
The under-fire general - accused of going behind President Donald Trump's back to contact his Chinese counterpart - wildly downplayed the riots when Trump raised fears they were "Burning America down," according to Fox News excerpts from the new book, "Peril."
"They used spray paint, Mr. President, that's not an insurrection," he told Trump.
Milley gestured to a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln as he tried to dismiss Trump's clear fears over the violence.
Milley insisted it was not an issue for the US military - and instead said the protests were understandable given systemic racism, according to the Fox excerpts.
"That's pent up in communities that have been experiencing what they perceive to be police brutality," Milley reportedly told Trump.
Milley's spokesperson told Fox News that his office was not commenting on the book.
https://nypost.com/2021/09/17/milley-told-trump-the-george-floyd-protests-were-no-big-deal/
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