{"id":39195,"date":"2016-04-01T14:08:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/04\/01\/donald-trump-is-really-starting-to-infuriate-the-pentagon\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:09:46","slug":"donald-trump-is-really-starting-to-infuriate-the-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2016\/04\/01\/donald-trump-is-really-starting-to-infuriate-the-pentagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump is really starting to infuriate the Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Donald Trump is changing the rules for presidential campaigning, even within the walls of the Pentagon.\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">The Pentagon wants to stay out of the presidential election, but Donald Trump is making that all but impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Multiple times in <\/span>recent weeks, Defense Secretary Ash Carter has repeatedly rebuffed questions related to the Republican front runner and the broader 2016 campaign, saying that <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">such <\/span>military interference in the election process would be inappropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a recent hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Carter repeated his standard line<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> on the campaign furor<\/span>: &#8220;I feel very strongly that our department needs to stand apart from the electoral season so I respectfully decline to answer any questions that arise from the political debate going on.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appearing on Capitol Hill late last month, he sought to shield the military&#8217;s top officer, Marine Corps Gen. 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