Michael Flynn denies saying Myanmar-like coup ‘should’ happen in United States

Published May 31, 2021 12:00am ET



Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn denied that he embraced the idea of a coup in the United States.

During a right-wing conference in Dallas called the “For God & Country Patriot Roundup” over the weekend, the former White House national security adviser was asked by someone in the audience, who identified as a “simple Marine”: “Why what happened in [Myanmar] can’t happen here?”

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