Posted on 09/29/2021 11:54:49 PM PDT by RandFan
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday apologized to Gen. Mark Milley for what she called "despicable" questioning of the top military general by fellow Republican lawmakers during a congressional hearing, as the Joint Chiefs chairman fielded questions about comments he made following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and phone calls he had with a Chinese official to assure them that the U.S. was not preparing an attack.
Cheney, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing about the U.S.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, opened her five minutes of questioning by discussing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, arguing that some lawmakers “failed to do their duty.”
Cheney is one of two Republicans to sit on the select committee probing the riots, along with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.).
“In the aftermath of that attack, many of the members of our constitutional system failed to do their duty. Many of them punted, many of them today are still attempting to obstruct the investigation into that attack, attempting to whitewash what happened,” Cheney said.
She was referring to the refusal by a number of GOP lawmakers to vote to certify the 2020 presidential election results in certain states that former President Trump lost, and Republicans’ opposition to taking part in the House’s probe of the attack.
Cheney criticized fellow Republican on the panel for questioning the general’s loyalty to the U.S., calling the actions “despicable.”
“For any member of this committee, for any American, to question your loyalty to our nation, to question your understanding of our Constitution, your loyalty to our Constitution, your recognition and understanding of the civilian chain of command, is despicable,” Cheney said.
“I want to apologize for those members of this committee who've done so, and I want to thank you for standing in the breach when so many, including many in this room, failed to do so,” she added.
Several GOP representatives questioned the Joint Chiefs chairman about a conversation he had with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) following the Jan. 6 attack, and alleged phone calls he made to his Chinese counterpart pertaining to a potential attack by the U.S.
The revelations were first reported in the book “Peril,” written by veteran journalist Bob Woodward and The Washington Post’s Robert Costa.
The book details a phone call between Milley and Pelosi, in which the general agreed with the Speaker’s interpretation that Trump was “crazy.”
The book also reports that Milley spoke with Chinese General Li Zuocheng to reassure his counterpart that the U.S. was not preparing a strike against China, and to note that America was not on the brink of collapse following the Jan. 6 attack.
Milley defended the phone calls during Wednesday’s hearing, arguing that he would never “tip off the enemy about what the United States is going to do in an actual plan.”
A number of Republicans used the bombshell reports to question the general’s credibility.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) said Milley’s call with Li went against the U.S. and is “worthy of your resignation.”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) accused Milley of “undermining the chain of command.”
“You said yesterday that you weren't going to resign when senators asked you this question, and I believe that you guys probably won't resign,” Gaetz said, according to NBC News. "You seem to be very happy failing up over there. But if we didn't have a president that was so addled, you all would be fired.”
The lesbo wannabe says what?
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Kick her out of the GOP, primary her out of the Hou$e. She is one sick you know what. Blind party loyalty isn’t required but this is ridiculous.
Is she that daft?
Where is McCarthy and the GOP leadership?
Ooops.. oxymoron - GOP leadership
I apologize to the ghost of Ronald Reagan that his bimbo was ever elected on the coattails of daddy dearest and his ‘born on third’ friends.
I apologize to the ghost of Ronald Reagan that THIS bimbo was ever elected on the coattails of daddy dearest and his ‘born on third’ friends.
I’m not convinced she loses in Wyoming
Cheney family are yuge there
What’s funny Liz is that you’re done in politics.....forever come 2022. And get your damn teeth fixed. They look like Daddy Dicks teeth.
Lizard the reptile, is at it again I see.
Someone should apologize for Cheney for using her office to promote herself, tear down her party, and neglect the constituents she was elected to represent who will soon kick her out of office.
Is she that daft?
Where is McCarthy and the GOP leadership?
Ooops.. oxymoron - GOP leadership
And Trump had to deal with these "teammates" for four years.
Just change parties already, Loser!
Thought this headline was from the Babylon Bee. smh
That’s how a spoiled woman acts!
Same here... She's despicable. We all need to contribute to the candidate who challenges her in the 2022 primary. I think the person is a pro-Trump woman (forgot her name).
Dang, she is truly tone deaf swamp scum.
Milley, don’t get too excited, she represents a very small portion of Republicans.
Swamp whore
Cheney’s were ALWAYS tools of the left. No reason for Liz to hide it anymore.
Yes, it’s obviously her goal. She probably feels freed, since she obviously despises her constituents and probably hated having to pretend to be on their side. Now she just has to represent CNN and whatever other anti-American, anti-conservative globalists who will pay her after she loses.
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