Top U.S. military officer, Gen. Milley, says that calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final months of Trump’s presidency were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his job.
Descriptions of the calls made last October and in January were first aired in excerpts from the forthcoming book “Peril” by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. The book says Milley told Li that he would warn Li in the event of an attack.
Milley and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are scheduled to testify Sept. 28 before the Senate Armed Services Committee, in what initially was going to be a hearing on theand the chaotic evacuation of Americans, Afghans and others from that country. The White House and the Pentagon chief have said they continue to have full trust and confidence in Milley.
Biden told reporters after the disclosures in the book that “I have great confidence in Gen. Milley.” According to the book, which the AP obtained, Milley assured his Chinese counterpart in the first call that “the American government is stable and everything is going to be okay.” It said he told Li, “We are not going to attack or conduct any kinetic operations against you.”
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