According to Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s new book “Peril,†Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley called his counterpart in China twice in the closing months of President Trump’s time in office to tell him the U.S. would not strike China.
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This just in……Donnie admits that he did want war to "save" his Presidency.
Trump says top US general should be 'tried for treason' for intervening to prevent a war with China…..
Trump raged about Gen. Mark Milley and the journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa in a new statement. He accused Woodward and Costa of making up information in their blockbuster book, "Peril." He also said Milley should be tried for treason for calling his Chinese counterpart to avert a US-China war.
Former President Donald Trump put out a statement on Friday saying that Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, should be "tried for treason"  a crime punishable by death  for taking extraordinary steps to prevent a war with China during the Trump presidency.
"Half the world was friggin nervous," Milley said, according to the book. The general was said to be on high alert and told the joint chiefs to keep an eye on things "all the time." He also told NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone to keep his "needles up" following the phone call with Li, and instructed CIA Director Gina Haspel to "aggressively watch everything, 360," according to the book.
Anyone who thinks China has America's Best interest in mind is dead wrong ! When Milley secretly contacted China he did more than assure them America wouldn't use our nuclear capabilities against them he gave them a dangerous insight into what has to take place in order to use our Nuclear defences and possibly gave them a window they could have used to make a first strike. Milley also showed China that our military and politicians are weak and divided and that we are currently in a position where the is no cohesion or tight unified system for our defense. This General should be tried for treason and pay the price ! Not still be in charge of any of our military where he has already demonstrated a lack of will to act in America's Best interest in the face of a threat from our known biggest enemies !
That treasonous son of a b…. Milley has no idea what a game plan we were playing to combat Chinese bullying. We act strong and by doing that their is less chance of a war. This son of a b….. should be court marshaled and jailed for undermining what we do. Its beyond belief his still in charge of the military.
Some want trump to war with China for short investment gain, Milley and his true friends know it would be an all out Nuclear War so they don't want none of it.
using your position as an officer for political gain is called?
Milley is a traitor plain and simple. He needs to be fired or court martialled
Mark Milly & eight of his friends in the room.
Tried for treason ! It’s called coup….
F. J. B.
At the end of the day,
this is the reason
you don’t have puppets
running your government !
Im not an American citizen, but let's imagine agreeing with a traitor just because you hate trump LOL. China is going to take USA throne in few decades because of this american generation.
Milley loves a camera and has a distorted view of his place on the food chain.
Note how the speechwriters have Trump say "unto", in a failed attempt to make him sound smart.
Trumps instability coming from a man that is a key component for the expedition of war merchandise on people of color. While Trump the only president sense Carter to have not started a war during this administration.
Isn't it funny that the only president not to have been supported by the military industrial institutions in resent times, while pushing for some semblance of peace and stability around the world would be betrayed by the FBI, DOJ and every democratic pundit in Washington. What are the odds? I would guess getting better when you vote democrat.
Milley doesn’t have that right to make that decision. he is a traitor to his nation. If he did it to one president he’ll do it to another.
So is Milley a psychiatrist and knows the mental state of people well what need do we have of Psychiatrist now just go to Milley or should I say Benedict Arnold
Wow, wow, wow, when did Trump supporters become Treason Analysts? Did they even care about the word TREASON and what it meant when it came to Trump? Haha, all of a sudden they're all getting smart ???
We have full confidence in the general!! I spoke to our President XI Jinping and he has full confidence in the general and joint Chiefs too. 💯🇺🇸ðŸ‘ÂÂ.
Surely people don't believe this garbage!
In my country we call this treason .
Undermined Trump then when Biden took over the General oversee Afghanistan now exposed as incompetent.
NINGUEM RESITA O USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CHINA WINSSSSSS
General Milley did the right thing.
Milley, it is time for you to use the business end of the nearest weapon to adjudicate yourself. You are a disgrace to the country and to the uniform.
I'm as liberous as they come but this guy general Millie needs to be court marshaled for what he did… He's just as bad as Michael Flynn if not worse.. Traitors
The Chinese Communist Party executes for much less than this, had any Chinese general done this, they would have starved his entire hometown to death. Yet, we still let traitors to rule over us.
Mark Alexander Milley played an very important role in anti-Trump battle. Basically, he took a risk to expose himself that he's been part of the anti-Trump system. The play is simple, that let China questions that whether Trump would be crazy enough to call a war. Then all the media followed up, leading everyone talking about whether Trump's crazy or not. And famous Nancy Pelosi would therefore questions Trump since everyone's doing that. Trump was trapped in this net. He could not response that I am not crazy. If it happens to you, you will be destroyed because no one takes serious about you and everyone is talking about whether you are crazy.
Just imagine what would happen: As usual, Trump would send out a tweet saying that he was going to press the nuke button in 5 minutes, he hoped that the American people were ready for the upcoming Armageddon, China would be in ashes and the population reduced to that of the state of Texas. After 5 minutes, he would send out another tweet that he cancelled to press that nuke button because General Milley told him not to. If anything happens to the US, it will all be General Milley's fault. And in 10 minutes, Chinese and Russian nuclear missiles, in thousands, destroyed America.
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You Da Man
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You Da Effin Man
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Smack him up
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He’s a Soft Buttercup
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Handles the Light Work
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Put him in his Place
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Traitor.
Milley was right. Because he knows what his mad president can do. That was why he was impeached twice.
What a monumental ego he must have, to play psychiatrist to a President as well as saviour of the world like that.
Traitor
The liberal media and politicians seem very unhappy with Woodward's new book. Why is that? Did he color outside the lines? The democrats really don't like that. He should have known better. Don't you think? Woodward must think he still resides in the last century when there were still a modicum of personal expression, thought and freedom allowed.
With he the senile man in the White House Milley must be briefing the Chinese on a daily basis
Dear General Mark Milley,
Let's get together and again ride a nuclear weapon over Virginia. I know your precious bodily fluids are superior for the task as we — Mein Fuhrer! Pardon me. My arm just went up M.M. Why can't I control my arm.
I'm having a problem with my wheelchair, M.M. baby. Please call your Chinese communist friends and ask if they can sell me a new wheelchair.
Dr. Strangelove
Washington, D.C.
the best general that China could have.
Breaking News: General Milley rides through streets of Beijing shouting "The Americans are coming" 🤣🤣🤣
Closing Bagram air base the way he did proves he's incompetent.
Good job. milley. Trump must be insane, so he must go to the mental hospital.
If Trump orders Milley to nuke every city in China, then Milley must nuke every city in China or it’s treason.
Court martial Milley and hang him for treason. And execute Traitor Pelosi for treason
WOW he was saving us from Trump an here all this other stuff he did but until this book comes out we don't here about how he was gonna start a war with China. Adults are in the White Hkuse
Media mouthpieces don't care about the truth, they have a narrative to sell for their masters.
Instead of writing a book and being concerned with white rage he could have done his job. He needs to be shown the door.
4 Years of Trump – Bomb an Iran general, responsible for the deaths of American troops.
8 Months of Biden – Oversee the worst withdrawal of American troops from a foreign combat zone in US history, give $65B worth of military equipment to enemy combatants, drone strike an innocent family by mistake in retaliation to losing 13 service men/women because of the incompetency in the white house.
But Milley thought it was necessary to tip off China about Trump's military dealings…
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Rainbow general must go! He is a traitor!!!
For those who call him a traitor, if he warns China in advance, he is a traitor to America, if not, he is traitor of human kind. What he has done just some precaution of a nuclear Holocaust. I just don’t get why now days America so nationalistic
This book is bunch of BS. It’s just to make money and cancel Trump. Ban this book!
Milley sought to avert conflict? Give me a break. It seems more to me that Milley was paid handsomely to avoid a kinetic conflict with China, one in which China would have been sure to lose.
No wonder China is so confident of taking back Taipei.
🇨🇳 Hey Miley are you in Taipei?
ðŸÂ³Where?
🇨🇳 Sorry do you have military forces in Taiwan?
ðŸÂ³Oh there, no.
🇨🇳 Okay and if you were to attack us you would warn us first, is that correct?
ðŸÂ³Yes I would.
🇨🇳 That's great Thanks
ðŸÂ³Anytime