Pentagon Expresses Confidence in General Milley, Says Actions Were "Appropriate"

Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby responds to several questions about new reporting from the Washington Post's Bob Woodward and Robert Costa that following the January 6 attack on the Capitol Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley called an emergency meeting to review protocols for the launch of a nuclear attack by the president and that he had phone conversations with his Chinese counterpart amid concerns in Beijing. Mr. Kirby calls General Milley's actions "appropriate" and says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has "full trust and confidence in General Milley." close