Joe Biden has 'great confidence' in top general Milley after Trump revelation

[Uncle Joe]

Source: The Guardian

Joe Biden threw his weight behind the top US military officer on Wednesday, saying he had “great confidence” in the general who, according to a new book, took steps to prevent the outgoing Republican president Donald Trump from “going rogue” and launching a nuclear war or an attack on China.

Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, also defended phone calls he made to his Chinese military counterpart in the tumultuous final months of Trump’s presidency, signaling that the hitherto secret conversations were in keeping with his duties.

“I have great confidence in General Milley,” Biden said at the White House, when asked if the military leader had done the right thing by intervening.

Moments earlier, White House press secretary Jen Psaki had told reporters that Biden, the Democratic president who beat Trump last November, backs Milley’s “leadership, his patriotism, and his fidelity to our constitution.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/15/joe-biden-mark-milley-great-confidence-trump-revelation

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I agree with President Biden's judgement on this.

[Effete Snob]

1. Biden should give him a medal and call this one done

[ancianita]

13. +1

For the children.

[Escurumbele]

2. Biden understands the significance of that what Milley did, not only a service to the country, but

to the World as well.

Please try to imagine a Nuclear War with China, a nuclear war with Iran...say your prayers and be ready to leave this World, it is as simple as that.

Milley is a hero, it takes guts to do something as heroic as that. I like Vindman, but he should shut-up.

[Ponietz]

5. Vindman's criticism

is similar to focusing on the crime of jaywalking when the person was running away from a violent assault. Necessity and duress under the circumstances fully justify Milley’s actions.

[Dave says]

27. Perfect

[Irish_Dem]

18. Milley is a Profile in Courage.

He knew he was breaking the rules; he put his career on the line to do the right thing.
Saving the world from disaster.

[Haggard Celine]

3. I'm glad he's backing Milley.

We came so close to disaster not so long ago. I hope Americans will remember how close the world was to complete chaos.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

16. All because of one narcissistic creep.

Indict and try TFG for treason. And if he's found guilty and convicted, don't be nice when handcuffing him and sticking his fat behind in the vehicle that will take him to jail.

[Jon King]

4. Other Generals are saying it was all part of Milley's job.

They are in frequent contact with their adversaries and allies alike. 2 generals on CNN said its part of the job. They call the other leaders in similar positions all the time. They make sure the other side knows about any troop movements, etc. so no one accidentally starts a war.

Once a war is declared by the President, totally different rules.

Once again Repugs are trying to distract. Milley did absolutely nothing that was not part of his job. He was also trying to stay within the lines while dealing a deteriorating and crazed President.

[monkeyman1]

21. GEN. MILLEY - job well done ! V.N. VET- 173RD AIRBORNE - 67- 70.

[hadEnuf]

6. Absolutely agree.

Miley is a patriot.

[Jarqui]

7. Even if Milley was wrong, and like Biden, I strongly don't think he was

his motivations were right.

Can we say the same about:
Mike Flynn?
Paul Manafort?
Rudy Giuliani?
Roger Stone?
the rest of the Trump cabinet?
White House Counsel?
Republican Leadership and Republican elected officials?
etc

[Dave says]

28. No we can't. R's are traitors all for not pulling away from TFG

Those you name are more traitorous than others, of course.

[WHITT]

8. Agreed

[The Magistrate]

9. Glad To Hear It, Sir

[paleotn]

10. He fulfilled his oath....

to defend and protect the Constitution. Republicans want to use it as a piece of toilet paper.

[Rebl2]

12. You got

that right!

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

17. Spot-on!

No one from Trump's side had the courage to stand and do anything. Thank you, General Milley.

[PatrickforB]

11. Yeah, The Trump presidency was a cancer.

Good for Milley.

But...Let's not make this a habit. With Biden, for instance. Or like the Republicans apologized to Bebe Netanyahu over the Iran agreement - That was treason; It was definitely NOT preventing O from doing something 'horrible, awful and terrible,' because he was a find president, and I always felt safe with him in the WH. Same with Biden. With Trump...not so much.

[Mike Nelson]

14. Well...

... I'd keep him, that's for sure!

[monkeyman1]

22. that was called having the gut's to stand up to a malfunctioned administration !

need I say more !!

[trof]

15. What's up with Vindman?

I read he called for Milley's resignation.
Broke chain of command requiring civilian control of military.
Maybe he's a 'straight ahead, squared away' soldier who brooks no extenuating circumstances.
I dunno.

I'm gald Milley was there.

[Uncle Joe]

20. I believe he's missing the main point

his oath is to uphold and defend the Constitution, not the Commander in Chief.

The way I understand it, this takes place after the insurrection of January 6th 2021 and at that point it just didn't take Sherlock Holmes or Sigmund Freud to know the Commander in Chief was mentally unstable.

[Shermann]

19. That was an actual "perfect call" if you ask me nt

[elleng]

23. 'On CNN, analyst Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark argued Milley was "within his rights" to make the calls

and he would have been "derelict" in his duty if he hadn't picked up the phone.'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/pundits-praise-milley-following-trump-report

[Hekate]

25. I second that

[sarcasmo]

26. Gen.Miley and Dan Quayle saviors of Democracy.

Snip < During their conversation, Quayle said Pence had no wiggle room and told him to certify the election results. “Mike, you have no flexibility on this. None. Zero. Forget it. Put it away,” Quayle told him.


Snip< “I know, that’s what I’ve been trying to tell Trump,” Pence responded. “But he really thinks he can. And there are other guys in there saying I’ve got this power.”








https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pence-quayle-trump-woodward-certify-election-1226335/

[SWBTATTReg]

29. What a scary and horrible thought, that the former PINO rump considered a war w/ one of the

United States' largest customers and vice-versa. All because of 1 idiotic, insane, and obviously mentally unstable person who obviously never read an intelligence report, paid far more attention to faux news for his daily shot of news and/pretend intelligence reports (which was mostly fake and very slanted according to faux guidelines).

The cabinet surrounding then PINO trump at that time should have immediately invoked the 25th amendment and removed rump. Why didn't they? Where in the hell was pence? Where in the hell were the rest of rump's cabinet who should have been more alert than they obviously were then during these events (all cowardly and spineless GOP operatives obviously). Thank god for at least one additional check that was in place via General Miley and others.

This should never ever be allowed to happen again...rump should never ever be allowed to run again for any elected office. He is literally a national security threat to the U.S. and the World.

I don't care what his 30% rabies-infected rabble think anymore and I don't care what the media thinks anymore (owned by a very tiny majority of persons) since they don't report on what the 70% majority of us think, and who are solely going after higher ratings, more revenues for their pocketbooks.

Stop the madness and insanity. Remember, these people tried to overthrow our elected system of government...remember that and don't quote me 'be sure to vote!'...we had over 7 million+ votes over rump and they still came up w/ this nonsense of election rigging, fake voters, and all other sorts of nonsense and violently tried to still overthrow the government on 1/6/21 (and now, I'm wondering what other things that are yet to be revealed, that rump considered/did in his desperate attempts to stay in power)?

[Mysterian]

30. I agree with General Wesley Clark

who said Vindmann is wrong.

[BlueWavePsych]

31. Bravo Milley!