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Former General Says Trump 'Threatens Our Constitution' After Retired Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Calls For 'Keeping Politics Private'

Retired Gen. Ben Hodges (Credit: US Embassy to Czechia)

A retired Army general described former president Donald Trump as a threat to the Constitution, rejecting the call from a colleague for top brass to avoid discussing their political opinions in public.

Ben Hodges, a former commanding general at the United States Army Europe between 2014 and 2018, gave his opinion in response to an op-ed by former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey titled "Keep Your Politics Private, My Fellow Generals and Admirals."

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