Donald Trump suggested that Gen. Mark Milley deserved execution for "treason," and the former president's fans heard his message loud and clear.
The ex-president – currently the GOP frontrunner – claimed last month the recently retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff would have faced death "in times gone by" for reassuring a Chinese general there were no plans to attack during the chaotic last days of Trump's administration, and supporters outside an Iowa campaign rally told NBC News they agreed.
“Treason is treason," said Trump supporter Vicky Entseminger. "There’s only one cure for treason: being put to death.”
Cynthia Yockey, a Trump supporter at his event in Ottumwa, told the network she was disappointed that Milley hadn't already been executed.
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“Why was he not in there before a firing squad within a month?” Yockey said.
Some of the former president's fans thought his comments about Milley were inappropriate, but that hadn't shaken their support.
“It’s way too far, it’s way too far,” said Barbara Hadener, who voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020 and still plans to back him next year.
But most of the supporters who agreed to speak on camera agreed with Trump's comments about his former top military adviser.
“We used to execute or imprison people for all the treasonous actions I see,” said Rob Dannels, a registered Republican from Oskaloosa. “Now, in this day and age, it’s just throw it underneath the rug."
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