Ex-Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen: 'Incredibly disturbing' that military leadership reportedly feared Trump coup

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Retired Adm. Michael Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday that it was "incredibly disturbing" that reports detailed a top U.S. generals' fears that then-President Donald Trump, in the waning days of his presidency, would attempt to use the military to stage a coup or take action against Iran.
38% : "The external one, and whether or not we would commence some kind of combat or conflict with Iran.
14% : The New Yorker's Susan Glasser also reported last week that Milley told associates that he was readying for two "nightmare scenarios" as Trump continued to deny the results of the election: "to use the military on the streets of America to prevent the legitimate, peaceful transfer of power" or to use the military to escalate a conflict with Iran.

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