Pentagon official walks back Trump claim that top military officer is in charge of protest response

WASHINGTON — A senior Defense official told reporters Tuesday that the nation’s highest-ranking military officer’s role had not changed, a day after President Donald Trump told governors he was putting the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff “in charge” of efforts to quell demonstrations.

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