ASPEN—The Pentagon has prohibited its officers from speaking at a summit of international security leaders, saying that the program would not support the Trump administration’s agenda.
Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell announced that permission to speak at the Aspen Security Forum was revoked from 12 military commanders on July 14, just one day before the program was slated to begin.
In a statement shared with The Epoch Times, Parnell said that the Aspen Institute’s “values do not align with the values of the DoD.”
“The Department will remain strong in its focus to increase the lethality of our warfighters, revitalize the warrior ethos, and project Peace Through Strength on the world stage,” Parnell said….