- Former President Trump lambasted Milley in a Wednesday evening statement
- Former Acting Defense Secretary Miller urged Milley to resign after he allegedly made an unauthorized call to China behind the former president’s back
- President Joe Biden meanwhile said he has ‘great confidence’ in Milley after he admitted to holding calls with his Chinese counterpart working under Trump
- Former State Secretary 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
- 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
- The allegations are detailed in ‘Peril’, an upcoming book about the 2020 presidential election by journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
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.
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.