Milley was later caught on video walking the streets of Washington, visiting the National Guard soldiers, wearing his combat fatigues, prompting criticism that the nation’s capital was being militarized.
That evening, Milley spent hours looking at social media and reading news articles and saw dozens of people criticizing him for being at the photo op and walking around the city in his combat uniform, according to the defense officials. He stayed up much of the night reading social media. He also reached out to confidants, asking them for advice and discussing whether he should resign, the officials said.
A defense official confirmed that Milley did speak “to several of his longstanding mentors to discuss his situation.” The official said Milley did not call them asking whether he should resign but acknowledged that there were criticism and calls for his resignation, so “it’s a topic that’s going to come up.”
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