Former President Donald Trump tore into Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and President Joe Biden on Wednesday night after the commander-in-chief staunchly defended the embattled general from accusations he broke the chain of command with his calls to Chinese officials and should face consequences.
He accused Biden of covering for Milley because of ‘dirty secrets’ the general may know about Biden’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal.
‘Milley never told me about calls being made to China. From what I understand, he didn’t tell too many other people either,’ the statement began.
On Wednesday Milley admitted to making two calls to his Chinese counterpart, both before the election and in January, after claims he went behind Trump’s back for fear of rogue action the then-president may take.
Trump called him ‘a complete nutjob.’
‘He put our Country in a very dangerous position but President Xi knows better, and would’ve called me,’ Trump continued.
‘The way Milley and the Biden Administration handled the Afghanistan withdrawal, perhaps the most embarrassing moment in our Country’s history, would not exactly instill fear in China.’
‘The only reason Biden will not fire or court-martial Milley is because he doesn’t want him spilling the dirty secrets on Biden’s deadly disaster in Afghanistan,’ he said.
Trump has been attacking Milley since the allegations he made secret calls to China first broke earlier this week
Biden and other top White House officials defended Milley on Wednesday as Republicans came down hard against the embattled general
Trump appointed Milley to lead the Joint Chiefs in 2018 and he took over the role in 2019.
In a similar statement Tuesday night the ex-president called Milley a ‘dumba–‘ and again blamed him for the crisis in Afghanistan.
‘Actions should be taken immediately against Milley, and better generals in our Military, of which we have many, should get involved so that another Afghanistan disaster never happens again,’ Trump said in the previous statement. ‘Remember, I was the one who took out 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. Milley said it couldn’t be done!’
He added, ‘For the record, I never even thought of attacking China—and China knows that. The people that fabricated the story are sick and demented, and the people who print it are just as bad.’
Trump’s acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller has also called for General Mark Milley to resign.
Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been branded ‘a danger to the country who secretly collaborated with our greatest military rival’ by Tucker Carlson, who went on on to rail against Biden’s endorsement of the disgraced general.
Former President Trump lashed out at the general he appointed to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a statement on Wednesday evening
‘In Washington, colluding with the Chinese government is not considered a sin. It’s not even weird,’ he said.
Miller, who led the Pentagon when Milley made the call in…
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