Posted on 10/02/2023 8:24:26 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Mark Esper, the former Secretary of Defense, is publicly fretting that Donald Trump will retaliate against those in the deep state that sought to undermine his first term as President of the United States, telling the media that he thinks those worried about retaliation have a “legitimate fear”.
Esper recalled an alleged incident where Trump “…wanted to call back to active duty Adm. McRaven and Gen. McChrystal, to court-martial them, for some things that they allegedly said in in the public domain, and Milley and I had to talk the president out of doing that, for any number of reasons.”
The comments from the former Secretary of Defense come after Trump criticized retiring General Mark Milley last week for communicating with his Chinese counterparts “…to give them a heads up on the thinking of the President of the United States.” Trump compared the betrayal by Milley to a “treasonous act.”
Media freak outs over President Trump’s criticism of the deep state are nothing new. A senior U.S. defense official communicating with a foreign military regarding the President’s thinking on diplomatic and military matters without authorization, on-the-other-hand, is a serious breach of protocol. Similarly, the corporate media has tried to stoke fear regarding plans to staff the government with political appointees who would implement the President’s agenda – something every presidential administration does.
In both instances, the corporate media is siding with anti-democratic elements in government who act against the will of the American people and the duly elected President.
I don’t believe the nation survives if Trump doesn’t “retaliate”.
Worried? He better....
WELL DUH!!!
More than they did him I would hope.
DT is a better person and trusting soul.
He has too many back-stabbers, but trillions of voters.
Now just to get rid of drop boxed, illegals and GOP
traitors behind the curtain.
DESTROY the Deep State!!! ("Deep State" = the unconstitutional portion of the federal government).
This Esper guy sounds purty smart.
Two choices. 1. Which part of you serve at the pleasure of the President don’t they understand?
2. My choice, which part of Treason don’t you understand? “Last cigarette?
I still think the scumbag Milley should pay the full measure for what he did in his back-channel communication to Communists behind the back of the Commander in Chief, and detrimental to the President.
Milley should be tried and if convicted, have the sentence carried out to the full extent of the law.
The full extent of the legal penalties for Treason, which is how I regard his actions.
I’d say President Trump would be delivering retribution to these scum bags, not retaliation. They deserve a short, fair trial and a short rope over a long drop afterwards.
I’m pretty sure Biden is retaliating against Trump at the moment.
Capital idea.
Hope deep state Mike is one of the one’s who feels the burn!
that sought to undermine his first term as President of the United States
So there you have it...he is elected president but he must let those who do not agree with his being elected allowed to undermine him....like the POS Milli.
Yep. I think that’s why Milley spoke about Trump in his farewell address.
He’s nervous...and with good reason.
Tough $hit, Esper.
You’ll probably be in the Big House with your Deep State fellow scumbags.
we better and he better, I want my tax dollars spent on indictments, persecutions, and arrests, not the Ukraine, the sex habits of frogs in Africa and funding the trans and gay agenda round the world. Trump better get his act together when inaugurated and it need to be swift and direct
In 2020 I was worried that the deep state would retaliate against normal Americans if Trump lost.
I guess I was right.
You mean the MAIN reason to vote for him?
“...go-go-go Godzilla!”
But kind of dumb, though. Waste of resources and there was a lot more that could and should have been done - like getting the Obama era political commissars out of the military.
YA *THINK*!?!?!?
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