For the sake of argument, let’s say Trump is working with Milley. It’s a for-the-cameras, fake fight, like when Trump pretended to bewildered with Sessions (even though he was rounding up pedos at the highest rate ever).

Trump stepped aside for the optics - he can’t forcibly retake the White House or you get a civil war. Almost everyone here believes there’s a faction in the military that’s still loyal to President Trump. What if this is for similar optics? The Milley spat would provide similar optics, and put some distance between himself and the military (as they do exactly what we’ve expected all along and remove the bad actors). New elections could be run by the military and maybe 1 in 1000 people would suspect that it was coordinated by the Q contingent. Trump gets back in office despite having been out of power, and at odds with the military.

Makes it seem legitimate in the eyes of normies.

Added: Milley would also have to play his part, and make himself seem as far from MAGA as possible. Hence acting like an over the top cartoon caricature of wokeness.