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Several military officials associated with multiple presidential administrations—including three former Trump appointees, ex-Secretary of Defense and retired [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] general [[Jim Mattis]], former White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security [[John F. Kelly]], and former Assistant Secretary of Defense Mick Mulroy—criticized Trump's response to the unrest that resulted from the murder of [[George Floyd]].<ref name="Goldberg">{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|date= June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200605134609/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|url-status= live |archive-date= June 5, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution|last= Goldberg|first= Jeffrey |website= The Atlantic}}</ref><ref name="Freking">{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html|date= June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200603233733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.htm|url-status= live |archive-date= June 3, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= Ex-defense chief Mattis rips Trump for dividing Americans|last= Freking|first= Kevin |via= The Washington Post|agency= Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=John Kelly agrees with Mattis and says nation needs to choose leaders more wisely|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-trump-military-force-agrees-with-mattis/|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Politico-2020-06-02">{{cite news|last1=Seligman|first1=Lara|last2=Bender|first2=Bryan|date=June 2, 2020|title='It just doesn't seem right': Pentagon officials on edge over military leaders' dealings with Trump|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/02/it-just-doesnt-seem-right-pentagon-officials-on-edge-over-military-leaders-dealings-with-trump-297820|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> Mulroy continued that, “Active Army and Marine Corps units are trained to fight our nation's enemies, not their fellow Americans. American cities are not battlefields."<ref name="Politico-2020-06-02"/>
Several military officials associated with multiple presidential administrations—including three former Trump appointees, ex-Secretary of Defense and retired [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] general [[Jim Mattis]], former White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security [[John F. Kelly]], and former Assistant Secretary of Defense Mick Mulroy—criticized Trump's response to the unrest that resulted from the murder of [[George Floyd]].<ref name="Goldberg">{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|date= June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200605134609/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|url-status= live |archive-date= June 5, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution|last= Goldberg|first= Jeffrey |website= The Atlantic}}</ref><ref name="Freking">{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html|date= June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200603233733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.htm|url-status= live |archive-date= June 3, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= Ex-defense chief Mattis rips Trump for dividing Americans|last= Freking|first= Kevin |via= The Washington Post|agency= Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=John Kelly agrees with Mattis and says nation needs to choose leaders more wisely|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-trump-military-force-agrees-with-mattis/|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Politico-2020-06-02">{{cite news|last1=Seligman|first1=Lara|last2=Bender|first2=Bryan|date=June 2, 2020|title='It just doesn't seem right': Pentagon officials on edge over military leaders' dealings with Trump|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/02/it-just-doesnt-seem-right-pentagon-officials-on-edge-over-military-leaders-dealings-with-trump-297820|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> Mulroy continued that, “Active Army and Marine Corps units are trained to fight our nation's enemies, not their fellow Americans. American cities are not battlefields."<ref name="Politico-2020-06-02"/>
ABC News also identified Mulroy as one of the former officials who agreed to help the incoming Biden Administration with the transition during the time the Trump Administration refused to allow the transition to proceed.<ref name="abcnews.go.com">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transition-stalled-biden-camp-turns-trump-administration-officials/story?id=74277258</ref> They state that he described his participation in the transition process as a patriotic duty—not a political calculation. Mulroy specifically stated that "the incoming national security team deserves to have the full support of a transition to ensure the seamless transfer of power without incurring any unnecessary risk to our nation's security. I am supporting the incoming transition team because it is the right thing to do."<ref name="abcnews.go.com"/><ref>https://www.washingtoninformer.com/lame-duck-trump-finally-approves-transition-of-power/</ref>
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