Pentagon brass "have a duty to go on the record" after Trump denies shocking new military scandal

Conservative columnist Max Boot says Trump’s denial means that those quoted have an obligation to come forward now

By Bob Brigham

Published September 4, 2020 6:30AM (EDT)

US President Donald Trump walks with US Attorney General William Barr (L), US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper (C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley (R), and others from the White House to visit St. John's Church after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump walks with US Attorney General William Barr (L), US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper (C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley (R), and others from the White House to visit St. John's Church after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

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On Thursday, The Atlantic published a bombshell report — based on "four people with firsthand knowledge" of President Donald Trump's comments.

The reporting was confirmed by the Associated Press.

Late on Thursday, Trump denied the report in a thread posted on Twitter:

Conservative Washington Post columnist Max Boot says Trump's denial means that those quoted have an obligation to come forward publicly.

Trump also blasted the reporting in comments to reporters:


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