US military chief Mark Milley once told Stephen Miller to ‘shut the f*** up’ over criticisms of...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Mark Milley repeatedly pushed back against former President Donald Trump and other White House officials’ calls for the US military to violently intervene in widespread protests that unfolded last year in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, a new book has claimed.

In excerpts obtained by CNN ofWall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender’s new book, Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost, the top US general is described as having been the sole voice of opposition to demands for the military to intervene amid civil unrest.

According to Mr Bender, Mr Trump told top law enforcement and military officials: “That’s how you’re supposed to handle these people... Crack their skulls!”