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Adam Gabbatt

Pete Buttigieg condemns Trump’s reported remarks about wounded veteran

A military officer speaks with Donald Trump.
Gen Mark Milley speaks with Donald Trump after the State of the Union address on 4 February 2020. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images

Pete Buttigieg, the US transport secretary and a military veteran, has criticized Donald Trump after a report that he sought to bar a severely wounded veteran from public appearances during his presidency.

In an interview with the Atlantic, Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said Trump had been irritated after Luis Avila – who lost a leg and suffered brain damage after an IED attack in Afghanistan – sang at Milley’s 2019 welcome ceremony.

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