Trump officials reportedly asked top military officials to remain quiet about George Floyd protests

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• Senior officials within the Trump administration instructed top military officials to refrain from speaking about the George Floyd protests, according to a Washington Post report.
• The Trump officials reportedly relayed the message the service chiefs, the top officers leading the military's respective branches, at least two times in the past week.
• But despite the absence of a unified message across the military, several senior officials, including a service chief, have already begun acknowledging that Floyd's death was a "national tragedy." 
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Senior officials within the Trump administration instructed top military officials to refrain from speaking about the George Floyd protests that have erupted across the country, according to a Washington Post report published Tuesday.

The Trump officials relayed the message the service chiefs, the top officers leading the military's respective branches, at least two times in the past week, despite them wanting to respond to the nation-wide unrest, three unnamed military officials reportedly told The Post.

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