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BumRushDaShow

(142,250 posts)
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 02:06 PM Oct 18

General Jim Mattis Backs Mark Milley Warning That Trump Is the 'Most Dangerous Threat Ever'

Source: MEDIAite

Oct 18th, 2024, 8:29 am


Journalist Bob Woodward revealed that former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis seconded his argument that former President Donald Trump is a “dangerous” threat to the country. Mattis worked briefly in the Trump administration before resigning in 2018 amid a series of foreign policy disagreements with Trump.

He’s since occasionally criticized his former boss, including after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and amid the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Speaking to The Bulwark Podcast this week, Woodward said he recently got an email from Mattis.

Tim Miller writes:

In an interview on The Bulwark Podcast on Thursday, Woodward said he recently received an email from Mattis, who served under Trump before resigning in protest. In the email, Mattis seconded the assessment offered by Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, whom Woodward quotes as calling Trump “the most dangerous person ever.”

In his book, Woodward recounts being approached by Milley at a 2023 gathering at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., during which Milley pleaded with him to “stop” Trump. Milley went on to call Trump, under whom he also served, “fascist to the core!”


Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/jim-mattis-backs-bob-woodwards-warning-that-trump-is-a-dangerous-threat-it-was-the-strongest-endorsement/
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General Jim Mattis Backs Mark Milley Warning That Trump Is the 'Most Dangerous Threat Ever' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 18 OP
My blood pressure, which is normally normal, is beginning to go up ffr Oct 18 #1
They need to do a press conference epreic01 Oct 18 #2
I agree with this. But I can just hear the Maggots screeching: "Democrats Stage Military Coup!!1!". NBachers Oct 18 #8
Haven't they screamed that already? BaronChocula Oct 18 #13
Let's hope so NBachers Oct 18 #14
Releasing a written statement epreic01 Oct 19 #29
Yes epreic01 Oct 19 #28
They need to do a swing state ad campaign n/t AdamGG Oct 18 #21
Time for the Generals to Man Up and Lead! bottomofthehill Oct 18 #3
They're what saved the US Ojerly Oct 18 #5
They saw the light a little late. bottomofthehill Oct 18 #7
Gen Milley didn't "lead" the attack on Lafayette Park... malthaussen Oct 19 #23
I appreciate that General Molly admitted his mistake bottomofthehill Oct 19 #25
Come on Generals. Please have a bluestarone Oct 18 #4
The Generals won't get coverage from corporate media no matter what they say. ancianita Oct 18 #9
Omigosh I've never seen this Wikipedia list of all the Kamala Harris supporters! FakeNoose Oct 18 #12
I'm tellin' ya, Wikipedia is ON it. It's The Commons of the Internet. Note the date of its page is TODAY. ancianita Oct 18 #15
It's almost unprecedented for hard-core military men to make these political-type statements FakeNoose Oct 18 #6
Now THAT BumRushDaShow Oct 18 #11
May I encourage everyone to watch BattleRow Oct 18 #10
Another good movie about a military coup is ancianita Oct 18 #16
Thanks! BattleRow Oct 18 #17
I think "Night of Camp David" is more relevant. malthaussen Oct 19 #24
Many thanks! BattleRow Oct 19 #26
so former chairman of joint chiefs pleads with a journalist to 'stop' trump? Oliver Bolliver Butt Oct 18 #18
Seems weirdly weak. He prob vote Republican anyway. BradBo Oct 18 #20
Imagine Trump gives up Ukraine, Putin would zero in on NATO and Europe. BradBo Oct 18 #19
if TRUMP GETS ELECTED , STUPID PEOPLE WILL soon learn of their grave mistake ... YoshidaYui Oct 19 #22
If the people who knew him best don't trust him, you can't trust him with your vote. LetMyPeopleVote Oct 19 #27

ffr

(23,127 posts)
1. My blood pressure, which is normally normal, is beginning to go up
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 02:39 PM
Oct 18

When normally apolitical military generals come together in agreement that a former president and current party candidate is the Most Dangerous Threat Ever and there's a possibility that such a candidate might return to office to carry out atrocities against the American people and abandon our allies, it tends to make me a little tense.


GOTV!

epreic01

(262 posts)
2. They need to do a press conference
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 02:53 PM
Oct 18

Them, Kelly, McMaster, Austin, Esper… putting something in writing doesn’t do any good. That’s the only way it’ll break through the noise

NBachers

(18,131 posts)
8. I agree with this. But I can just hear the Maggots screeching: "Democrats Stage Military Coup!!1!".
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 04:46 PM
Oct 18

I still think they should convene a press conference amongst themselves and use their voices to save our Democracy.

BaronChocula

(2,517 posts)
13. Haven't they screamed that already?
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 06:28 PM
Oct 18

I mean they scream so much garbage from the right-wing crap factory to the point where half of what they say contradicts the other half. What an exhausting bunch. I wonder if it shortens their life expectancy just being in each other's company.

epreic01

(262 posts)
29. Releasing a written statement
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 05:40 PM
Oct 19

People are visual. A quote doesn’t matter to people. The uniforms and the Armageddon style warning would dominate the news for a week

Ojerly

(65 posts)
5. They're what saved the US
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 03:22 PM
Oct 18

from FAT DonOLD during his reign of terror as what ever he was doing from 2017-2021.

bottomofthehill

(8,821 posts)
7. They saw the light a little late.
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 03:41 PM
Oct 18

One led the attack on Lafyette Park in camo while military assets were being used against US Citizens. The other was making millions trading on his military background with fraud companies and defense contractors. Time for a Profile in Courage. Up to now, they have been trading the good for the bad.

malthaussen

(17,672 posts)
23. Gen Milley didn't "lead" the attack on Lafayette Park...
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 12:44 PM
Oct 19

... he tagged along with his C-in-C, probably because he was ordered to. It not being an unlawful order, he had no excuse to refuse. The camo, though, was stupid and silly, which he has admitted since. Normally, I don't tolerate post-facto protestations of innocence, but in this case I make an exception. The good general might well have not known what an idiot he was dealing with at the time.

I'm more skeptical of Gen Mattis, who seems to have had little problem with DJT on domestic issues, even thought his economic policies were good. Then again, generals are not paid to be economists, and capacity in one field is no guarantee of capacity in another.

-- Mal

bottomofthehill

(8,821 posts)
25. I appreciate that General Molly admitted his mistake
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 01:58 PM
Oct 19

But in the walk from the White House to St John’s president trump was in the lead followed by General Milley(in a camo battle kit) and Attorney General Barr. He was in front of the White House Chief of Staff and the Secretary of Defense, Princess Ivanka and Jarred along with a host of administration asshats. At that time, he saw it as his position to lead and he was out front.

I am happy that upon reflection, he realized his mistake. He did not own it by resignation, but at least he did publicly note his mistake. He with his two Ivy school degrees should have known better.

You are correct though, he did not lead the attack, he led in the March to the photo op with the upside down Bible.

ancianita

(38,516 posts)
9. The Generals won't get coverage from corporate media no matter what they say.
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 04:58 PM
Oct 18

These military are not hiding their commitment to the U.S. Constitution, not Trump.

Notable military personnel
Charles S. Abbot, Navy Admiral (1966–2000)[115]
Clara Adams-Ender, Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps (1987–1991)[20]
James A. Adkins, Adjutant General of Maryland (2008–2015)[20]
Ricardo Aponte, retired Air Force brigadier general[20]
Donna Feigley Barbisch, retired major general of the United States Army[24]

William D. Baumgartner, retired rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard[24]
John A. Bradley, retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force[24]
Donald M. Campbell Jr., retired lieutenant general in the United States Army[20]
Jerry Cannon, retired general and former sheriff of Kalkaska County, Michigan[106]
William D. Catto, retired major general of the United States Marine Corps[20]

Stephen A. Cheney, retired Marine brigadier general[20]
Wesley Clark, retired general of the United States Army, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1997–2000), 2004 candidate for the Democratic nomination for president[20]
Peter Cooke, Army Major general (1967–2006)[115]
Michael S. Davison Jr., retired lieutenant general in the United States Army[20]
John Doesburg, retired major general of the United States Army[20]

Paul Eaton, retired major general of the United States Army[24]
Larry R. Ellis, retired commander of the United States Army Forces Command[116]
Stephen C. Evans, retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[20]
James M. Galloway, retired rear admiral of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps[20]
Jonathan D. George, retired Air Force brigadier general[20]

Irv Halter, retired major general of the United States Air Force[20]
Richard D. Hearney, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (1994–1996)[20]
Clare Helminiak, retired rear admiral of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps[20]
Mark Hertling, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army[20]
Ben Hodges, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army[117]

Randy Jayne, retired major general of the United States Air Force[20]
Jan-Marc Jouas, retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force[20]
Thomas Kolditz, retired Army brigadier general[20]
Michael R. Lehnert, retired major general of the United States Marine Corps[20]
Samuel J. Locklear, retired U.S. Navy admiral, Commander of the United States Pacific Command (2012–2015)[20]

Charles D. Luckey, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army[20]
Ron J. MacLaren, retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[20]
James McCain, first lieutenant in the Arizona National Guard, son of Republican Senator John McCain[118]
Neil McCasland, Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory (2011–2013)[20]
Stanley A. McChrystal, retired four-star general in the United States Army[119]

William J. McDaniel, retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[20]
Amy McGrath, retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky[24]
Joseph V. Medina, retired Marine brigadier general[24]
Thomas M. Montgomery, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army[20]
Charles L. Munns, vice admiral in the U.S. Navy (1974–2007)[25]

Malcolm Nance, retired Senior Chief Petty Officer at the U.S. Navy[20]
Lloyd W. Newton, Air Force four-star general (1966–2000)[115]
James W. Nuttall, retired major general of the United States Army[24]
David R. Oliver Jr., retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[24]
Charles P. Otstott, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee (1990–1992)[24]

D. Brian Peterman, vice admiral in the U.S. Navy[20]
Gale Pollock, retired major general of the United States Army[24]
Fernandez Ponds, retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[20]
Stephen C. Redd, retired rear admiral of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps[20]
Patricia Rose, retired major general of the United States Air Force[20]

Mark L. Rosenberg, retired rear admiral of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps[20]
Maritza Sáenz Ryan, retired Army brigadier general[20]
Ricardo Sanchez, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army[20]
Dwight Shepherd, retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[20]
Steven G. Smith, retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[20]

Tammy Smith, retired major general of the United States Army[20]
Howard D. Stendahl, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force (2012–2015)[20]
Loree Sutton, retired Army brigadier general[20]
Antonio Taguba, retired major general of the United States Army[20]
Robin Umberg, retired Army brigadier general[20]

Alexander Vindman, retired lieutenant colonel of the United States Army[120]
Terry W. Virts, retired NASA astronaut and colonel in the United States Air Force[25]
Charles F. Wald, retired four-star general in the United States Army[20]
James A. Watson, retired rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard[20]
Jack Weinstein, retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force[24]

Michael J. Williams, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (2000–2002)[20]
Johnnie E. Wilson, retired four-star general in the United States Army[24]
Daniel P. Woodward, retired Air Force brigadier general[20]
Robert O. Wray, retired rear admiral of the United States Navy[20]
Peter B. Zwack, retired Army brigadier general[20]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign_endorsements


FakeNoose

(35,664 posts)
12. Omigosh I've never seen this Wikipedia list of all the Kamala Harris supporters!
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 06:07 PM
Oct 18

There are THOUSANDS of names on this list. And of course, it's growing every day.

Thanks for sharing this!

ancianita

(38,516 posts)
15. I'm tellin' ya, Wikipedia is ON it. It's The Commons of the Internet. Note the date of its page is TODAY.
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 06:38 PM
Oct 18

W's always adding new endorsements. They're up on every single thing. Even this guy.

FakeNoose

(35,664 posts)
6. It's almost unprecedented for hard-core military men to make these political-type statements
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 03:25 PM
Oct 18

I mean, these guys are saying that Chump is a security risk. This isn't political in nature, they're saying he threatens the future of our country and our Constitution. If the MAGAs don't get it, well tough beans for them. The rest of us DO get it!

Chump can never be allowed back in the White House. Chump can never be given power again.

BattleRow

(1,195 posts)
10. May I encourage everyone to watch
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 05:05 PM
Oct 18

a must see vintage film,"Seven Days in May"?

All star cast and timely in it's significance regarding military coup.

ancianita

(38,516 posts)
16. Another good movie about a military coup is
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 06:47 PM
Oct 18

David O' Russell's Amsterdam.

Taylor Swift is in it! lol
Besides Chris Rock, Robert DeNiro, Christian Bale, Margo Robbie, Mike Myers, Timothy Oliphant, and Denzel Washington's son.





malthaussen

(17,672 posts)
24. I think "Night of Camp David" is more relevant.
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 12:47 PM
Oct 19

Same author, but it didn't get made into a cool movie. But it is about a President who is stark, staring mad, and what could be done about it.

-- Mal

YoshidaYui

(42,717 posts)
22. if TRUMP GETS ELECTED , STUPID PEOPLE WILL soon learn of their grave mistake ...
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 03:29 AM
Oct 19

they will regret it because the death and pain that will happen when people start starving to death on the streets because TRUMP IS SELFISH AND DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ANYONE! HE will have his own personal army, and for all we know, he is just crazy enough to use a NUKE on California, or any other state he doesn't care for, HE will be worse than HITLER, because Trump doesn't want to conquer any other nation, he is too lazy to deal with that, He will escape all the jail time he has wracked up because no one will be able to hold him responsible. No one!

People remember how he handled the pandemic, this time he will only save his family and no one else. Oh Yes he will ship back all people of color off to another nation, or rather be lazy and have them all killed in a concentration camp perhaps with ovens like the Nazis used, or poison gas and having mass burials outside the camps. He will shut down the southern border for good and have machine guns mow down every alien that tries to get in, He won't separate families, but have them all killed together and no one can stop him.

No country will threaten the USA, because of Nuclear bombs will be used in any way he wishes. Putin and XI Ping may become buddies of Trump, until they have him killed and someone from their country takes over America... if TRUMP IS ELECTED... I WON'T WANT to live in this world, and will in the Japanese tradition take my own life. Who wants to live in HELL on Earth, and believe me all those people who voted for TRUMP will regret it. When their family member is hanging by the highway for all to see... another death out of millions of deaths that will follow.

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