{"id":2340238,"date":"2024-09-12T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-adviser-john-kirby-accidentally-sends-fox-news-an-insulting-message-about-a-handful-of-veterans\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:52:14","slug":"white-house-adviser-john-kirby-accidentally-sends-fox-news-an-insulting-message-about-a-handful-of-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-adviser-john-kirby-accidentally-sends-fox-news-an-insulting-message-about-a-handful-of-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Adviser John Kirby Accidentally Sends Fox News an Insulting Message About a &#8216;Handful of Veterans&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fwhite-house-adviser-john-kirby-accidentally-sends-fox-news-an-insulting-message-about-a-handful-of-veterans%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=2340238&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--><p>On \u200dthe 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, John Kirby, a communications advisor for the White House National\u2064 Security Council, faced \u200cbacklash for dismissing\u200d concerns from veterans about President Biden&#8217;s Afghanistan withdrawal. In a mistaken &#8220;reply all&#8221; email to a query \u200bfrom Fox News, \u2063Kirby labeled the critics as merely a &#8220;handful&#8221; of veterans, indicating a\u200b lack of accountability and responsibility from establishment politicians regarding their decisions. The email sparked \u200doutrage,\u2062 especially as it followed a serious \u2064critique of the withdrawal and its consequences,\u200d highlighted \u200dby\u2063 veterans who had served in Afghanistan. They expressed concerns over the abandonment of military bases, the fate of Afghan\u200c women, and the general mishandling of\u2062 the situation. The incident reveals a broader contempt for political leaders \u200dwho prioritize \u200bpower\u200b and politics over accountability \u200dand transparency, further \u200caggravating public\u200d discontent towards\u2063 the ruling class. Kirby&#8217;s subsequent comments at \u2064a press\u2064 conference have \u200bbeen\u2063 criticized as manipulative and lacking integrity, strengthening the perception that the administration is out of touch with \u2063the realities faced by veterans and their families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A basic summary of Americans&rsquo; contempt for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-women-return-to-trump-era-tradition-of-coordinated-sotu-outfits-in-ultimate-act-of-virtue-signaling\/\" title=\"Democratic Women Return to Trump-Era Tradition of Coordinated SOTU Outfits in Ultimate Act of Virtue Signaling\">repellent ruling class<\/a> boils down to three sentences:<\/p>\n<p>Establishment politicians and other regime operatives view everything through the lens of power. They never assume any responsibility. They never suffer any consequences for their failures.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday &mdash; the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States &mdash; White House National Security Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitters-former-comms-guru-advises-lincoln-projects-dark-money-offshoot\/\" title=\"Twitter\u2019s Former Comms Guru Advises Lincoln Project\u2019s Dark Money Offshoot\">communications adviser<\/a> John Kirby demonstrated the mind of a well-placed regime toady when he accidentally included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kirby-no-use-responding-handful-vets-bidens-botched-afghan-withdrawal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> in a &ldquo;reply all&rdquo;  chain that featured a message dismissive of what he called &ldquo;a &lsquo;handful&rsquo; of vets&rdquo; critical of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s botched 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shows-pay-respects-anniversary-13-americans-killed-afghanistan-kamala-defends-biden-harris-admin-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan<\/a> withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously no use in responding. A &lsquo;handful&rsquo; of vets indeed and all of one stripe,&rdquo; Kirby wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Kirby apparently believes that he may safely ignore the concerns of veterans who disagree with him.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he told White House staffers that they should do likewise.<\/p>\n<p>The incident originated in an  inquiry from Fox News. That inquiry included quotes from four veterans who offered scathing criticisms of the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-navy-seal-congressman-lays-4-disastrous-results-harris-afghanistan-leadership-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan<\/a> debacle.<\/p>\n<p>White House staffers on the National Security Council received the inquiry via forwarding. Then, Kirby responded with a dismissive message intended for those staffers only, but he hit &ldquo;reply all,&rdquo; which meant that Fox News, the original sender, also received his message.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, I didn&rsquo;t realize you were on the chain,&rdquo; Kirby later wrote in a follow-up  to a Fox News reporter.<\/p>\n<p>Too late, of course, for we now know what the communications adviser really thinks.<\/p>\n<p>The veterans quoted in the original Fox News inquiry were Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/counter-sniper-butler-rally-confirms-something-isnt-right-integrity-trump-shooting-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cory Mills<\/a> of Florida; <a href=\"https:\/\/markgeist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Geist<\/a>, an author, Marine veteran and member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"White House refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">security team<\/a> that fought in the 2012 Battle of Benghazi; Stuart Scheller, an author and former Marine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdnews.com\/news\/stuart-scheller-former-camp-lejeune-marine-starts-new-chapter-after-afghanistan-posts\/article_c8879f27-a3fc-5d68-93fe-5fc577bdf7c2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court-martialed<\/a> for publicly criticizing U.S. military leadership over the Afghanistan withdrawal; and Chad Robichaux, a former Force Recon Marine who served in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Republican Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a report criticizing the Biden administration both for the Afghanistan withdrawal itself and for subsequent attempts to deflect responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Then, at a White House press conference on Monday, Kirby &mdash; with shocking chutzpah &mdash; tried to blame former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-rejects-fox-news-moderator-proposal-second-debate-live-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Geist described Kirby&rsquo;s performance at the press conference as that of a dishonest warmonger.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the press conference, John Kirby delivered a one-sided presentation of facts and falsehoods regarding the recent House Report on Afghanistan. I&rsquo;ll start with where Mr. Kirby finished, which was likely the only thing he said that was completely true: they pulled out of Afghanistan because they wanted to start and fund the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-pennsylvania-ammo-plant-dramatically-ramps-production-meet-pentagons-ukraine-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, fully aware that the American people would not tolerate being involved in two wars again,&rdquo; Geist said.<\/p>\n<p>Scheller spoke to what one could only describe as Kirby&rsquo;s cravenness.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am proud that I identified the mistakes and poor planning in real time. It still pains me that it cost me my career. John Kirby, a former Navy admiral, represents the morally weak military officer class willing to parrot narratives for individual advancement. These politicians in uniform demonstrate, time and time again, that they are terrified of honest assessments of failure,&rdquo; Scheller said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Robichaux identified both the administration&rsquo;s failure and its consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact is that Biden and [Vice President Kamala] Harris chose to go against the advice of their Joint Chiefs, military, and intelligence advisers, abandoning Afghanistan and giving up the most strategic military stronghold on the global landscape &mdash; Bagram Air Base, which sits between Iraq, Iran, Russia and China. Worse, they did so before evacuating Americans or our allies. We left behind 20 million women and girls to be sexually enslaved. We left billions of dollars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taliban-uses-american-equipment-mock-us-anniversary-bidens-afghanistan-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sensitive equipment and technology<\/a>,&rdquo; Robichaux said in part.<\/p>\n<p>They wanted to pivot to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-russia-hits-ukraine-massive-attack-targeting-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>. They lie in the service of their own careers, and they abandoned millions of Afghan females to sexual enslavement. These are among the criticisms to which Kirby wrote &ldquo;no use in responding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Retired Rear Admiral Kirby&rsquo;s comments are appalling, but sadly not surprising. The Biden-Harris administration has consistently disregarded our veterans, servicemembers, and Gold Star families over their botched withdrawal from Afghanistan,&rdquo; McCaul wrote in a message that the House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority posted Wednesday to the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CHM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMcCaul?\">@RepMcCaul<\/a>: &ldquo;Retired Rear Admiral Kirby&rsquo;s comments are appalling, but sadly not surprising. The Biden-Harris administration has consistently disregarded our veterans, servicemembers, and Gold Star families over their botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OUVyZdViZG\">https:\/\/t.co\/OUVyZdViZG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority (@HouseForeignGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseForeignGOP\/status\/1834008984799641922?\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The irony, of course, is that an admission of catastrophic failure on the part of Kirby and the Biden administration, followed by a public request for forgiveness from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gold-star-parents-unleash-barrage-biden-kamala-anniversary-afghanistan-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">families of service members<\/a> killed during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, would have elevated those White House officials in the estimation of ordinary Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, we are so unaccustomed to accountability that a gesture of that kind would have distinguished those officials from the rest of the repellent ruling class.<\/p>\n<p>It did not happen, of course. And it never will as long as we allow them to continue getting away with prioritizing politics and power.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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They consistently evade accountability. They face no repercussions for their shortcomings. On Wednesday, marking the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, John Kirby, a communications adviser on the White House National Security Council, revealed his allegiance to the regime when he inadvertently included Fox News in a &#8220;reply all&#8221; email chain that belittled what he referred to as a &#8220;handful&#8221; of veterans who criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s mishandling of the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021. Kirby remarked, \u201cObviously no use in responding. A \u2018handful\u2019 of vets indeed and all of one stripe,\u201d implying that he felt justified in disregarding veterans&#8217; concerns that contradicted his views.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he advised White House staffers to adopt a similar attitude. The incident stemmed from an inquiry by Fox News that contained quotes from four veterans who harshly criticized the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle. The National Security Council staff received this inquiry through forwarding before Kirby sent out his dismissive response meant only for them but mistakenly included Fox News as well. In a follow-up message to a Fox reporter, Kirby acknowledged his error by stating, \u201cClearly, I didn\u2019t realize you were on the chain.\u201d However, it was too late; we now understand his true sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>The veterans cited in Fox&#8217;s original inquiry included Republican Rep. Cory Mills from Florida; Mark Geist\u2014an author and Marine veteran involved in the Benghazi security team; Stuart Scheller\u2014a former Marine court-martialed for publicly criticizing military leadership over Afghanistan; and Chad Robichaux\u2014a former Force Recon Marine with service experience in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Texas Republican Rep. Mike McCaul released a report condemning both Biden\u2019s administration for its handling of the withdrawal and its subsequent attempts to deflect blame. During Monday\u2019s press conference at the White House\u2014showing remarkable audacity\u2014Kirby attempted to shift blame onto former President Donald Trump instead.<\/p>\n<p>Geist characterized Kirby\u2019s performance at this press conference as indicative of dishonesty and warmongering: \u201cIn delivering an unbalanced account filled with inaccuracies regarding recent reports on Afghanistan&#8230; they pulled out because they wanted to initiate funding for war efforts in Ukraine while knowing Americans would not support involvement in two wars simultaneously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scheller commented on what could only be described as Kirby&#8217;s cowardice: \u201cI take pride in having identified mistakes during real-time events despite it costing me my career&#8230; John Kirby exemplifies morally weak military officers willing to echo narratives for personal gain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robichaux pointed out both administrative failures and their ramifications: \u201cBiden and [Vice President Kamala] Harris chose against advice from military leaders by abandoning Afghanistan without evacuating Americans or allies first&#8230; We left behind millions vulnerable while pivoting focus towards Ukraine.\u201d These are among criticisms which prompted Kirby\u2019s remark about there being &#8220;no use&#8221; responding.<\/p>\n<p>Rep McCaul expressed disappointment over retired Rear Admiral Kirby&#8217;s comments via social media: \u201cThese remarks are appalling but not surprising given how consistently this administration has overlooked our veterans following their disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ironically enough, acknowledging catastrophic failures along with publicly seeking forgiveness from families affected by service members\u2019 deaths during this botched operation could have improved these officials&#8217; standing among ordinary Americans\u2014a gesture so rare it would have set them apart within an otherwise contemptible ruling class\u2014but such accountability is unlikely ever to occur if we allow them continued impunity prioritizing politics over responsibility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2340239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/John-Kirby.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32135,37064,40758,4873,32127],"class_list":["post-2340238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fox-news","tag-john-kirby","tag-political-miscommunication","tag-veterans","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/John-Kirby.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340238","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}