Is Donald Trump a wannabee dictator?

The last passing shot from General Mark Milley as he gave his retirement address was aimed full square at one of his former commanders-in-chief. He talked during the handover ceremony yesterday to the new chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff about the importance of serving the constitution. Milley saw that as his role, his only role. What the chairman of the Joint Chiefs should never do was serve the interests of a "wannabee dictator". Milley was thinking of course of Donald Trump, although he didn't identify him. Milley always said the military should not be involved in politics but on his last day in office he made what was probably the most political statement he could think of. Trump had been a challenging and difficult master to advise but every time Milley had a face-to-face with the then commander-in-chief, he reminded himself that his God was the constitution, not the holder of the top political job in the land. He knew when he was Trump's principal military adviser that the man in front of him had visions of power which veered towards the mind of an autocrat rather than a democrat. So Milley, in his last public statement as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, decided to warn American citizens of the dangers of voting for a wannabee dictator. Nice one, General.