David Urban on Mark Milley’s Portrait Being Taken Down in W.H.: ‘Hopeful, that Portrait Goes Back Up’

COLLINS And John Bolton ░░░░░░░░ in a statement to ░░░░░░░░ earlier that he was ░░░░░░░░ but not surprised by ░░░░░░░░ I think another thing ░░░░░░░░ s not surprising is ░░░░░░░░ isn t normal is ░░░░░░░░ traditional I guess I ░░░░░░░░ say is at the ░░░░░░░░ they display the portraits ░░░░░░░░ the Joint Chiefs chairmen ░░░░░░░░ who s held that ░░░░░░░░ General Mark Milley was ░░░░░░░░ done weeks ago it ░░░░░░░░ unveiled at the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ can see it here ░░░░░░░░ is what that space ░░░░░░░░ like now They removed ░░░░░░░░ I mean David what ░░░░░░░░ that say to you ░░░░░░░░ Look I don t ░░░░░░░░ if the president directed ░░░░░░░░ so that General Milley ░░░░░░░░ you know portrait being ░░░░░░░░ down I don t ░░░░░░░░ who directed it I ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ message I think listen ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party is just ░░░░░░░░ about not taking down ░░░░░░░░ s statues we don ░░░░░░░░ agree with right We ░░░░░░░░ we shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ history by taking down ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Yeah those are ░░░░░░░░ generals not someone like ░░░░░░░░ Mark Milley URBAN Whether ░░░░░░░░ like Mark Milley or ░░░░░░░░ you not he held ░░░░░░░░ position The portraits of ░░░░░░░░ other chairman of the ░░░░░░░░ chiefs are hanging in ░░░░░░░░ hallway His portrait deserves ░░░░░░░░ be hung there It ░░░░░░░░ just it s a ░░░░░░░░ of protocol not a ░░░░░░░░ of politics Again there ░░░░░░░░ chairmen who served there ░░░░░░░░ have varied backgrounds Your ░░░░░░░░ is hung there tradition ░░░░░░░░ think you know I ░░░░░░░░ hopeful that during the ░░░░░░░░ of this next four ░░░░░░░░ that portrait goes back ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Well look one ░░░░░░░░ that I ve paid ░░░░░░░░ to across administrations no ░░░░░░░░ Republican or Democrat is ░░░░░░░░ there is a certain ░░░░░░░░ for military service for ░░░░░░░░ security And this is ░░░░░░░░ much clearly showing that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t care about ░░░░░░░░ of that And so ░░░░░░░░ often talk about when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Trump and ░░░░░░░░ way that some elected ░░░░░░░░ respond to him we ░░░░░░░░ about protocol tradition democracy ░░░░░░░░ is very clearly showing ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ within 24 hours of ░░░░░░░░ being inaugurated That he ░░░░░░░░ playing these petty politics ░░░░░░░░ guarantee nobody was paying ░░░░░░░░ to this except for ░░░░░░░░ Trump URBAN Well again ░░░░░░░░ m not sure that ░░░░░░░░ Trump directed the portrait ░░░░░░░░ be taken down Johnson ░░░░░░░░ would be surprised if ░░░░░░░░ didn t URBAN I ░░░░░░░░ t know Mark Milley ░░░░░░░░ portrait was hung there ░░░░░░░░ m pretty sure Donald ░░░░░░░░ didn t know his ░░░░░░░░ was hung there COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ were tweeting about it ░░░░░░░░ we ll see We ░░░░░░░░ ask him.”