'They're Not Going to F------' Succeed:' Book Highlights General's Fears of a Trump Coup, Which He Denies
Gen. Mark Milley.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty In the wake ofDonald Trump’s 2020 reelection loss, the country’s top general was so worried the then-president would attempt to stay in power via illegal measures that he put a plan in place in case of a coup, a new book reports. According to the book’s reporting in CNN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, at the time the nation’s top military officer, grew especially concerned over personnel moves — such as the firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper and the resignation of Attorney General William Barr — made in the wake of the November election that Trump lost toJoe Biden....