DAILY MAIL: BIDEN BACKS 'TRAITOR' MILLEY

Biden says he has 'great confidence' in Joint Chiefs chairman Milley despite him admitting he DID call China and lectured staff on nukes protocol: Trump's defense secretary says he 'did not' authorize calls and general should resign

 

Daily Mail 

September 15, 2021

 

President Joe Biden is standing behind Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley after the embattled military man admitted on Wednesday he did speak to Chinese officials before the 2020 election and again in January.

Milley was responding to a bombshell report that claims he phoned his counterpart there behind Trump's back over concerns the ex-president would take rogue action to stay in office. 

 

Milley called China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Li Zuocheng to provide reassurances over his alleged concerns Trump might take military action in a desperate move to retain power after his election loss

 

'The president knows General Milley,' White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at her daily news briefing on Wednesday. 'They have worked side by side through a range of international event.' 

'The president has complete confidence in his leadership, his patriotism and his fidelity to our Constitution.' She noted that Milley held his position heading the Joint Chiefs for eight months of Biden's presidency. 

 

Psaki spoke in defense of Milley at her daily White House news briefing

 

Psaki then went on to provide 'context' to the period in which Milley made the calls. 'The outgoing president of the United States, during this time, fomented unrest, leading to an insurrection and an attack on our nation's Capitol on January 6th.' She called it 'one of the darkest days in our nation's history.' 

Milley maintains in the statement that the calls were 'vital' to 'avoiding unintended consequences,' but seemed to dispute that they were done in secret.