{"id":752785,"date":"2021-09-14T20:05:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=752785"},"modified":"2021-09-14T20:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:05:22","slug":"trump-says-mark-milley-working-with-china-is-fake-news-but-treason-if-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-mark-milley-working-with-china-is-fake-news-but-treason-if-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Mark Milley Working With China Is \u2018Fake News,\u2019 But \u2018TREASON\u2019 If True"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-says-mark-milley-working-with-china-is-fake-news-but-treason-if-true%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=752785&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>Former President Donald Trump lambasted Gen. Mark Milley as a \u201cdumbass\u201d but denied reports from Bob Woodward that the general had secretly met with Chinese military officials out of fear that Trump would start a war with the country.<\/p>\n<p>Woodward\u2019s new book alleges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/14\/peril-woodward-costa-trump-milley-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the Washington Post, that Milley feared Trump might start a war with China, so he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/14\/mark-milley-warn-china-trump-phone-call-military-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reached out to his Chinese counterpart<\/a> and assured him that he would warn of any incoming attack. It also claims that Milley <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/14\/mark-milley-trump-nuclear-weapons-pelosi-woodward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took action to limit<\/a> Trump\u2019s ability to order a nuclear strike following Jan. 6, when the president\u2019s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Trump derided the report as fake news, but said it would be \u201ctreason\u201d if true. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/14\/mark-milley-trump-nuclear-weapons-pelosi-woodward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Gen. Milley Allegedly Took Secret Action To Prevent Trump From Using Nuclear Weapons)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the story of \u2018Dumbass\u2019 General Mark Milley, the same failed leader who engineered the worst withdrawal from a country, Afghanistan, in U.S. history, leaving behind many dead and wounded soldiers, many American citizens, and $85 Billion worth of the newest and most sophisticated Military equipment in the world, and our Country\u2019s reputation, is true, then I assume he would be tried for TREASON in that he would have been dealing with his Chinese counterpart behind the President\u2019s back and telling China that he would be giving them notification \u2018of an attack,&#8217;\u201d Trump\u2019s statement began. \u201cCan\u2019t do that!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7278951\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"40\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7278951\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7278951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-OLIVIER-DOULIERYAFP-via-Getty-Images-24243.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-OLIVIER-DOULIERYAFP-via-Getty-Images-24243.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-OLIVIER-DOULIERYAFP-via-Getty-Images-24243-193x120.jpg 193w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-OLIVIER-DOULIERYAFP-via-Getty-Images-24243-620x386.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-OLIVIER-DOULIERYAFP-via-Getty-Images-24243-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-OLIVIER-DOULIERYAFP-via-Getty-Images-24243-1536x956.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-OLIVIER-DOULIERYAFP-via-Getty-Images-24243-2048x1274.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7278951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Afghanistan on August 18, 2021, at The Pentagon in Washington, DC. \u2013 Austin said Wednesday that US forces would evacuate as many people as possible from the Kabul airport as thousands pressed to leave after the Taliban takeover of the country. (OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe good news is that the story is Fake News concocted by a weak and ineffective General together with two authors who I refused to give an interview to because they write fiction, not fact. Actions should be taken immediately against Milley, and better generals in our Military, of which we have many, should get involved so that another Afghanistan disaster never happens again. Remember, I was the one who took out 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. Milley said it couldn\u2019t be done,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump went on to deny that he ever thought of attacking China at any point in his presidency. Milley allegedly held phone calls with his Chinese counterpart and assured him that any U.S. attack would not be \u201ca surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou and I have known each other for now five years. If we\u2019re going to attack, I\u2019m going to call you ahead of time. It\u2019s not going to be a surprise.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/14\/mark-milley-warn-china-trump-phone-call-military-strike\/\">(RELATED: Gen. Milley Allegedly Promised To Warn China In Case US Prepared Military Strike)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two days after Jan. 6, he also reportedly instructed senior military officials not to carry out any order for a nuclear strike without clearing it with him first. He also reportedly discussed the safety of the nuclear arsenal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have opened fire on Milley over the the report, though it remains unconfirmed. Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called on President Joe Biden to fire Milley immediately on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump lambasted Gen. 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