{"id":2040749,"date":"2023-09-21T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T01:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-and-green-beret-explodes-on-mark-milley-his-retirement-couldnt-come-soon-enough\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T21:02:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T01:02:20","slug":"congressman-and-green-beret-explodes-on-mark-milley-his-retirement-couldnt-come-soon-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-and-green-beret-explodes-on-mark-milley-his-retirement-couldnt-come-soon-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman and Green Beret criticizes Mark Milley, eagerly awaiting his retirement."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongressman-and-green-beret-explodes-on-mark-milley-his-retirement-couldnt-come-soon-enough%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2040749&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Combat Veteran Blasts Outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman in Fiery Twitter Thread<\/h2>\n<p>Representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ive-been-shot-at-combat-veteran-blows-up-msnbc-guests-claim-that-florida-is-a-terrorist-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike\u200b Waltz<\/a> (R-FL) didn&#8217;t hold back in his scathing \u2062criticism of \u2064retiring Joint Chiefs Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/incidents-happen-gen-milley-wont-consider-russia-dropping-u-s-drone-an-act-of-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Milley<\/a>. Taking aim at a recent article published by The \u2062Atlantic, Waltz \u200bexpressed his frustration with Milley&#8217;s legacy and eagerly anticipated his \u200cretirement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just read the Atlantic puff piece\u2063 on Mark Milley&#8217;s exit interview \u2062polishing his legacy with the DC\u2064 media while criticizing elected officials \u200cin uniform.<\/p>\n<p>His retirement couldn&#8217;t come\u200b soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz\/status\/1704976921824473266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sometimes-in-life-god-tells-you-to-be-still-former-navy-cornerback-allowed-to-delay-commission-attend-buccaneers-training-camp\/\" title=\"\u2018Sometimes In Life God Tells You To Be Still\u2019: Former Navy Cornerback Allowed To Delay Commission, Attend Buccaneers Training Camp\">decorated combat veteran<\/a>, a retired \u200bColonel in the Army National Guard \u200band former Green\u2064 Beret,\u2064 didn&#8217;t\u2063 stop there. He took to X,\u200c formerly known as Twitter, to \u200boutline his concerns\u200c about \u200dthe direction \u200cof the U.S. military\u200d under Milley&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under Milley, our military has become politicized and trust in the military is in free fall. His &#8216;White Rage&#8217;\u2063 outburst \u2014 \u200din uniform \u2014 was an enormous disservice\u200b to our troops as he\u2063 defended CRT \u200bindoctrination, a Marxist theory, before Congress,&#8221; Waltz passionately stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have overwhelming evidence of indoctrination taking place \u200dwithin our\u200c ranks and at our military academies.<\/p>\n<p>Insane DEI programs are being forced on our troops that is infecting the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-public-schools-will-suspend-advanced-classes-because-too-many-students-in-them-are-white-or-asian\/\" title=\"Boston Public Schools Will Suspend Advanced Classes Because Too Many Students In Them Are White Or Asian\">merit-based system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Rep. Mike\u2063 Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz\/status\/1704977377342726146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September \u206321, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Waltz didn&#8217;t shy away from highlighting what\u2062 he saw\u2063 as \u2064failures in national security under Milley&#8217;s watch, pointing out the disastrous\u2064 Afghanistan withdrawal, the recruitment crisis, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He firmly placed Milley alongside President Joe Biden and \u200bDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin \u200cin these perceived shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE \u200cDAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IcdQfaHD53\">https:\/\/t.co\/IcdQfaHD53<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz\/status\/1704980532155580476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific actions and statements by Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley prompted Representative Mike\u200c Waltz&#8217;s scathing critique?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b\u2014 Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) September 10, 2021 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Representative Mike \u200cWaltz of\u2064 Florida did not mince words in \u2063his scathing critique of retiring\u2064 Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley. In a fiery\u2062 Twitter thread, Waltz expressed his\u2064 frustration with Milley&#8217;s legacy and\u200d eagerly \u2064anticipated his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz&#8217;s criticism was sparked by a recent article published by The Atlantic, which he \u200creferred to as a &#8220;puff piece.&#8221; In the \u200barticle, Milley gave an exit interview in\u2062 which he reportedly polished his \u2063legacy with the DC media while criticizing elected officials in uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz voiced his\u200d disdain for Milley&#8217;s approach, stating that the retiring Joint\u200d Chiefs \u2064Chairman \u2062had gone beyond his role as a military officer and delved into \u2064the territory of political commentary. This, according to Waltz, was inappropriate and undermined the authority and credibility\u2062 of the military.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida\u2064 representative emphasized the importance of maintaining the non-partisan nature of\u200d the military\u200c and ensuring that \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-and-green-beret-explodes-on-mark-milley-his-retirement-couldnt-come-soon-enough\/\" title=\"Congressman and Green Beret criticizes Mark Milley, eagerly awaiting his retirement.\">military leaders \u200dfocus solely<\/a> on their constitutional duty to protect and\u2063 defend the nation. Waltz argued that Milley&#8217;s remarks in the article crossed that line\u200c and demonstrated a lack of \u200bunderstanding of the role he was tasked with.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2062 Waltz accused \u200dMilley of displaying\u200d a clear bias against elected officials, particularly those who wear the uniform. This \u2063bias, according\u200c to Waltz, was evident in the way Milley \u2063chose to criticize elected officials while still in uniform, a move that Waltz deemed \u200cunacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz&#8217;s frustration with Milley&#8217;s legacy led him to eagerly anticipate the retiring chairman&#8217;s departure from his position. He expressed his hope that Milley&#8217;s retirement would come as soon \u200bas \u2064possible, suggesting that it would \u200bbe a positive development for the military \u2064as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>As a combat\u2063 veteran himself, Waltz possesses a unique perspective on the implications of Milley&#8217;s actions. \u200bHe has experienced firsthand the \u2063sacrifices made by military personnel and understands the trust that the\u2063 American\u2062 people\u2063 place in their military\u2063 leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz&#8217;s fiery Twitter thread serves \u200cas \u2062a reminder of the \u200dimportance of keeping the military free from political bias and ensuring that military leaders uphold their duty to the nation above\u200b all\u200b else. It highlights the need for clear \u200bboundaries between the military and politics to maintain the integrity of the armed\u2064 forces.<\/p>\n<p>In the final analysis, Representative \u200bMike Waltz&#8217;s scathing criticism of retiring Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley raises important questions about the role\u200b of military leaders in the realm of politics. It emphasizes the need for military leaders to be \u200cvigilant in their adherence to non-partisanship and to prioritize\u2064 the defense of\u2064 the nation above\u2063 any personal political agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>end of September \u2014 during an interview on Fox News. He criticized the article as biased and expressed relief that Milley&#8217;s retirement is imminent. Waltz, a former military officer himself, voiced his dissatisfaction with Milley&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2040750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2040749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2040749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2040750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2040749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2040749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2040749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}