America's top general has apologised for appearing alongside Donald Trump when he posed with a Bible outside a church in Washington DC, the latest military official to distance themselves from the US president's handling of the protests over racial inequality . Mr Trump was roundly condemned for walking across Lafayette Square for what critics called a photo opportunity after officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area of peaceful protesters. General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared alongside the president during the event, triggering a fierce debate over the military's role in quelling the civil protests. In a video address to students at National Defense University, Gen Milley acknowledged the controversy around the photocall saying: “I should not have been there. My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” "We must hold dear the principle of an apolitical military that is so deeply rooted in the essence of our republic".
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