Backlash Against General Milley Continues

 

Daily Mail: 'I never authorized such conduct': Trump's defense secretary Chris Miller says Mark Milley should resign over call to Chinese counterparts as Biden spokeswoman Psaki uses Jan 6th riot to DEFEND ‘traitor’ general 

* Miller urged Milley to resign after he made an unauthorized call to China behind the former president's back 

* Tucker Carlson branded Milley 'a danger to our country who secretly collaborated with our greatest military rival' after learning he made the call 

* President Joe Biden meanwhile said he has 'great confidence' in Milley after he admitted to holding calls with his Chinese counterpart working under Trump 

* Mike Pompeo said Milley's conduct could be treasonous 

* Press Secretary Jen Psaki called Milley a 'patriot' when defending him 

* Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also expressed his support, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a briefing on Wednesday 

* She said Biden has 'complete confidence' in Milley's 'fidelity to our Constitution' 

* General Mark Milley confirmed the phone calls took place in a Wednesday statement via his spokesman Colonel Dave Butler 

* A new book claims Milley phoned his Chinese counterpart to give reassurances two days after the January 6 Capitol riot 

* Trump accused him of treason and Republicans are demanding he resign 

* The book's revelations triggered a wave of concern that Milley had violated the chain of command and endangered national security 

* All of the above was detailed in 'Peril', an upcoming book about the 2020 presidential election by journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa 

Trump's defense secretary Chris Miller has called for General Mark Milley to resign after he admitted on Wednesday that he made a private phone call to a Chinese general behind the former president's back. 

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.

'In Washington, colluding with the Chinese government is not considered a sin. It's not even weird,' he said.  

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Update #1: Jan. 6 panel says it is reviewing Milley actions (The Hill) 

Update #2: EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Demand Article 15-6 Investigation Into Gen. Mark Milley (Daily Caller)  

WNU Editor: Former President Trump is jumping in .... 'Milley is a complete nutjob': Trump tears into Joint Chiefs Chairman and says the only reason Biden won't fire him is because he knows his 'dirty secrets' about Afghanistan withdrawal (Daily Mail).