National Security Esper And Milley Testify On Military's Role In Handling Recent Protests Esper And Milley Testify On Military's Role In Handling Recent Protests Listen · 4:11 4:11 And when Pentagon civilian and military leaders moved to ban the Confederate flag from military bases and favored renaming bases named after Confederate generals, the president disagreed, saying both were part of American heritage. At the start of the Trump presidency, a poll by Military Times found that 46% of troops had favorable view of him, and 37% had an unfavorable opinion.