General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking ‘MAGA Republicans’

[MAGA Macho Man]

What a hypocritical traitorous POS! The use of those "Marines" stinks to high heavens.

General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking 'MAGA Republicans'

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has yet to comment on the use -- or abuse -- of Marines in Biden's speech.

www.breitbart.com

 

[multivita-man]

I agree with the substance of Biden's speech, but there was admittedly a better way to do it.

 

[MarathonMike]

I agree with the substance of Biden's speech, but there was admittedly a better way to do it.

So you think his Orwellian speech was just fine?

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

I agree with the substance of Biden's speech, but there was admittedly a better way to do it.

What better way to tell over half the country they are fascists is there Skippy...............lolololol

You want riots. You fukterds are horrible at lying

 

[multivita-man]

So you think his Orwellian speech was just fine?

I personally don't think the speech was the right format -- a campaign stump maybe, but not a prime time speech. Elections are about that middle 5-7% of voters who are neutral. I doubt Biden reached those with his performance.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

So you think his Orwellian speech was just fine?

Hell of a post huh...lol

 

[Sixties Fan]

What a hypocritical traitorous POS! The use of those "Marines" stinks to high heavens.

General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking 'MAGA Republicans'

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has yet to comment on the use -- or abuse -- of Marines in Biden's speech.

www.breitbart.com

CNN's Jeff Zeleny, for example, claimed that the Marines, combined with a nearby Marine band that played as Biden took the stage, marked “a break with White House traditions.” That claim was rebutted by many critics, who pointed out that several previous presidents have used the presence of troops as part of their backdrop during notable speeches. And, of course, Donald Trump used the military symbolism of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a now infamous photo-op during which the then-president floated the idea of flooding the streets with troops to put down antiracist protests.

But while it’s true that the presence of military members was not unprecedented, it's also not the norm. And it was intentional — stagecraft is a major part of political oratory. So it’s worth contending with why the administration chose to have Marines so prominently displayed.


The White House said in a statement on Friday that it was a gesture of "respect" for these service members. But that doesn't really explain why they were at this specific event. The speech itself provides clues. Biden focused in his remarks on identifying Trump and his most hardcore supporters as a danger to the republic, with their disregard for democratic rule and their propensity for political violence. By placing Marines in his periphery, Biden aimed to showcase his faith in the military apparatus and its ability to back the democratic order — to defend against future attacks on the electoral system. It was an answer to Trump's attempts to thwart a peaceful transfer of power and mobilize the military against democracy during his tenure.

“For a long time, we’ve told ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed, but it’s not,” Biden said. “We have to defend it, protect it, stand up for it.” He implied those Marines, who stood with him in front of Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was approved and where the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, are a key part of protecting democracy.

Biden’s faith (probably) isn’t misplaced. Top military officials were instrumental in thwarting Trump’s insurrection attempts when he was in office. Milley and other military officials talked Trump down after he called on them to shoot protesters in the legs, and they covertly maneuvered to ensure a peaceful transfer of power as Trump manufactured lies about election fraud. Trump’s defense secretary, Mark Esper, publicly shot down his calls to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would have deployed troops to the streets. In 2020, more than half of the military’s officer corps said they strongly disapproved of the president, a phenomenon likely explained by military officers’ attachment to legal norms and propriety, and their relatively high levels of education (one of the most common predictors of opposition to Trump).

Biden’s military optics were also a kind of pitch. In a speech about the urgent need to form a national coalition against what he’s previously called “semi-fascism,” the president was signaling that he needed not just the solidarity of citizens on the left and the mainstream right, but also the support of those whose job it is to keep the state safe to remain vigilant against fascism.

Some analysts criticized Biden for symbolically politicizing the military. But Biden was in reality responding to Trump's attempted politicization of it.

Opinion | The real meaning of the Marines flanking Biden during his speech

Biden aimed to showcase his faith in the military apparatus and its ability to back the democratic order.

www.msnbc.com

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

What a hypocritical traitorous POS! The use of those "Marines" stinks to high heavens.

General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking 'MAGA Republicans'

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has yet to comment on the use -- or abuse -- of Marines in Biden's speech.

www.breitbart.com

Why that big tub of lard let that dementia ridden fool do that is fucking treason

 

[skye]

what do you expect of this anti-American traitor

 

[Calypso Jones]

The white house said early yesterday that those 'marines' were props. Now.....the problem is that the democrats are stinking liars and biden is one of the best. Each liar is going to use the other as a source of the lie to pretend it is the truth since they have a source...it's like a circle jerk.....a circular firing squad? the Wrap Up Smear as pelosi calls it. very common with democrats. They've used it so well that they supporters out here in flyover land fall for it every time.

Biden Hires Crisis Actors to Portray U.S. Marines | Real Raw News

So says lyin' bid'n.

 

[Calypso Jones]

what do you expect of this anti-American traitor

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Thoroughly Modern Milley

 

[Sixties Fan]

[How Trump respected the Military, before and after becoming President]

Egged on by his father, the U.S. president began expressing contempt for Americans who fight in wars as far back as high school, his classmates say.​

Trump Has Mocked the U.S. Military His Whole Life

Egged on by his father, the U.S. president began expressing contempt for Americans who fight in wars as far back as high school, his classmates…

foreignpolicy.com

The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.

Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’

The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.

www.theatlantic.com

According to the well-regarded Military Times poll conducted in July-August of just over 1,000 troops of all ranks, his support among the military is about 38% with a favorable view and nearly 50% holding an unfavorable view, including 42% who “strongly” disapprove of his time in office. The same poll has former Vice President Biden leading Trump by 4% points, 37% to 41%. This is particularly surprising given traditional support for the Republican party among the military; Trump’s repeated claims about how popular he is with the force; and his strong push to increase defense spending. President Trump has essentially reversed his favorable/unfavorable numbers over his four years in office, declining by almost 10% points in favorability, and increasing unfavorable views by 13%. All this before The Atlantic’s reports of Trump calling military dead in a cemetery in Europe “suckers and losers.” Conceivably his numbers are even worse now.

Here's Why Trump Has Lost So Much Support in the Active Duty Military

Trump has seen his popularity with the active duty military fall fairly dramatically over the past four years due to several key factors.

time.com

Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals

How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief.

www.newyorker.com

 

[Flash]

What a hypocritical traitorous POS! The use of those "Marines" stinks to high heavens.

General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking 'MAGA Republicans'

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has yet to comment on the use -- or abuse -- of Marines in Biden's speech.

www.breitbart.com

One of the most despicable things ever done by an American President and that shithead traitor Milley said nothing.

 

[MarathonMike]

What a hypocritical traitorous POS! The use of those "Marines" stinks to high heavens.

General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking 'MAGA Republicans'

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has yet to comment on the use -- or abuse -- of Marines in Biden's speech.

www.breitbart.com

He's too busy writing his new book and advising Xi Jinping on our latest military strategies.

 

[bodecea]

What a hypocritical traitorous POS! The use of those "Marines" stinks to high heavens.

General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking 'MAGA Republicans'

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has yet to comment on the use -- or abuse -- of Marines in Biden's speech.

www.breitbart.com

 

[bodecea]

What better way to tell over half the country they are fascists is there Skippy...............lolololol

You want riots. You fukterds are horrible at lying

"half the country"...............

 

[skye]

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

"half the country"...............

Stifle yourself Edith

 

[Sixties Fan]

What a hypocritical traitorous POS! The use of those "Marines" stinks to high heavens.

General Mark Milley Still Silent After Marines Used in Biden Speech Attacking 'MAGA Republicans'

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has yet to comment on the use -- or abuse -- of Marines in Biden's speech.

www.breitbart.com

Maybe, just MAYBE.......he is silent because he knows that there was nothing wrong with it, especially with Trump usually using the Military, as when he had protesters cleared out so that he would walk in front of that church and hold a Bible upside down. All for show.

General Milley knows a President who does respect the Military, and it was never Trump.

 

[Sixties Fan]