White House Says Biden Has ‘Complete Confidence’ In Gen. Milley Amid GOP Calls To Sack Him

Biden backs top general on pleas to sack him over phone call to China

President has complete confidence in Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley's leadership and patriotism, says US official.

Joe Biden Is Keeping Mark Milley. But His Actions Show the Country Is Still Grappling with the Trump Era

"I have great confidence in General Milley,” Biden said Wednesday.

Milley defends calls to Chinese, Biden says he has ‘confidence’ in general

The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday defended the phone calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the turbulent final months of Donald Trump’s presidency, saying the conversations were intended to convey “reassurance” to the Chinese military and were in line with his responsibilities as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Some in Congress accused Gen. Mark Milley of having overstepped his authority and urged President Joe Biden to fire…

Psaki: Biden, Who's Not Fomenting An Insurrection, Has Complete Confidence In Milley

White House press secretary Jen Psaki rejected calls for Gen. Mark Milley's dismissal at Wednesday's press briefing, saying the same people were silent as former President Trump "fomented an insurrection." Q Thank you, Jen. Just to put a finer point on it, because you brought up the context a couple of times — MS. PSAKI: Yeah. Q — does President Biden believe that General Milley may have been acting in the national interest by circumvent…

Joe Biden has ‘great confidence’ in General Milley after calls with China laid bare

JOE BIDEN has publicly expressed his support for General Mark Milley, who reportedly went behind Trump's back and made reassuring calls to China preventing any conflict escalation.

Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley facing backlash over bombshell claims in new book

President Biden says he has “great confidence” in Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, as the top general faces scrutiny over explosive claims in a new book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. According to the book, Milley convened top officers after the Capitol riot to review nuclear launch protocols, and told a Chinese general: “If we’re going to attack, I’m going to call you ahead of time.”