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Pompeo Says Generals Were ‘Acting in Ways That Were Political’ Under Trump

Pompeo Says Generals Were ‘Acting in Ways That Were Political’ Under Trump

September 17, 2021
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Pompeo Says Generals Were ‘Acting in Ways That Were Political’ Under Trump

by Bradley Cortright
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he “often” saw senior military leaders acting in “ways that were political” while former President Donald Trump was in office.

During an appearance on Fox News on Friday, Pompeo said, “I saw too often in the Trump administration senior leaders, three and four-star generals many of whose names you wouldn’t know, acting in ways that were political.”

“Sometimes trying to protect themselves, but often thinking they just knew more than the people who were tasked with conducting America’s diplomacy around the world from the commander-in-chief, the secretary of State, and even the confirmed secretary of Defense,” he continued.

Finally, Pompeo said, “Our military leaders need to focus on their mission, not on critical race theory.”

Watch the video below:

Former Sec. of State Mike Pompeo attacks generals during the Trump presidency for "acting in ways that were political" and "thinking they just knew more than … the commander-in-chief." pic.twitter.com/OC0oLWw7nC

— The Recount (@therecount) September 17, 2021

His comments come after an excerpt of the new book “Peril” by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of The Washington Post, revealed that Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was so concerned that Trump would start a war with China that he contacted his Chinese counterpart to assure them that the U.S. could not conduct a strike.

As the Post reports, “In the book’s account, Milley went so far as to pledge he would alert his counterpart in the event of a U.S. attack, stressing the rapport they’d established through a backchannel. ‘General Li, you and I have known each other for now five years. If we’re going to attack, I’m going to call you ahead of time. It’s not going to be a surprise.’”

However, an unnamed defense official told Politico that the book’s description of the calls is “grossly mischaracterized.”

“The official said the calls were not out of the ordinary, and the chairman was not frantically trying to reassure his counterpart,” Politico reported.

The outlet also reports that Milley asked permission to then-acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to make the calls.

Milley did not deny that he held calls with Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army.

However, he told The Associated Press on Friday that they were “routine” and meant “to reassure both allies and adversaries in this case in order to ensure strategic stability.” He also said they were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his job.

He did not go into more detail but added, “I think it’s best that I reserve my comments on the record until I do that in front of the lawmakers who have the lawful responsibility to oversee the U.S. military.”

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Bradley Cortright

Bradley Cortright

IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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