Mike Mullen Quotes

It sickened me to see security personnel – including members of the National Guard – forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president’s visit outside St. John’s Church.

– Mike Mullen

Former US Joint Chiefs if Staff Chairman.

We have a chance that we will lose the American people if we let the military become politicized.

– Mike Mullen

The United States has a long and, to be fair, sometimes troubled history of using the armed forces to enforce domestic laws.

– Mike Mullen

Whatever Trump’s goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces.

– Mike Mullen

We must, as citizens, address head-on the issue of police brutality and sustained injustices against the African American community.

– Mike Mullen

I remain confident in the professionalism of our men and women in uniform. They will serve with skill and with compassion. They will obey lawful orders. But I am less confident in the soundness of the orders they will be given by this commander in chief.

– Mike Mullen

We must, as citizens, support and defend the right – indeed, the solemn obligation – to peacefully assemble and to be heard.

– Mike Mullen

As a white man, I cannot claim perfect understanding of the fear and anger that African Americans feel today. But as someone who has been around for a while, I know enough – and I’ve seen enough – to understand that those feelings are real and that they are all too painfully founded.

– Mike Mullen

I have to date been reticent to speak out on issues surrounding President Trump’s leadership, but we are at an inflection point, and the events of the past few weeks have made it impossible to remain silent.

– Mike Mullen