The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, also told House Speaker Pelosi that he agreed the former president was mentally unstable

Former President Donald Trump’s top military advisor made secret calls to a top Chinese official late last year, worried that China’s fears over the erratic U.S. leader would touch off an armed conflict between two nuclear superpowers. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, did not tell Trump about the calls, which were made to assuage Chinese fears that the United States would launch an attack. These calls are detailed in a new book, Peril, by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.

The book details how Milley twice called Gen. Li Zuocheng, a top-ranking general in the People’s Liberation Army, to promise that the U.S. would not launch a strike. The first call came days before the 2020 presidential election on Oct. 30th, 2020. After reading an intelligence review that said China believed the American military was planning an attack, Milley picked up the phone

China’s fears of war came amid Trump’s escalating threats, as well as their fear that Trump would start a crisis between the two countries so he could paint himself as a hero who solved it — part of a last-ditch effort to win reelection from Trump as he trailed in the polls. “General Li, I want to assure you that the American government is stable and everything is going to be okay,” Milley said on the call. “We are not going to attack or conduct any kinetic operations against you.”

Milley also gave Li an assurance he would give a heads-up if an attack ever were to take place. “General Li, you and I have known each other for now five years,” Milley said. “If we’re going to attack, I’m going to call you ahead of time. It’s not going to be a surprise.”

According to the book, Li took Milley at his word.

Milley believed another call was necessary by January 8th, 2021, with less than two weeks remaining in the Trump administration. This call came just two days after the insurrection at the Capitol. “We are 100 percent steady,” Milley reassured Li, who believed Trump’s mental state was worsening following the election. “Everything’s fine. But democracy can be sloppy sometimes."

But Milley’s concerns pushed him to do more than just calm Li. According to the book, Milley even called a meeting of senior officers to go over the formal procedures for launching nuclear weapons. While the president has the authority to give the order, Milley reminded the officers that he himself needed to be involved. “No matter what you’re told, you do the procedure. You do the process,” he said. “And I’m part of that procedure. You’ve got to make sure that the right people are on the net.”

In fact, Milley was so worried about a nuclear attack, he looked each of the officers in the eye and asked them to indicate their agreement, which Milley took as each swearing an “oath.”

The authors also referenced a transcript of a phone call between Milley and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, during which Milley told the speaker he agreed with her that Trump’s mental status was unstable.

“What I’m saying to you is that if they couldn’t even stop him from an assault on the Capitol, who even knows what else he may do?” Pelosi said. “And is there anybody in charge at the White House who was doing anything but kissing his fat butt all over this?”

Pelosi added, “You know he’s crazy. He’s been crazy for a long time.”

“Madam Speaker,” Milley said, “I agree with you on everything.”

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Any member of staff that can boldly go behind his boss's back to romance with the enemy like this can never be trusted and deserves to be sacked immediately.

These fools can't stop seeing Trump in their dreams, all they talk about is Trump, Trump, Trump as if his shadow is following them everywhere. All of them spinning lies in their books about Trump because they know the name Trump is a guaranteed money maker. And that Mike Milley is a big fool, he's there fooling around and pandering to the foolish democrats while the Russians, Chinese and North Koreans are building up their military strength like never before.

Just another set of lies from the lunatic leftists.

thesicilian:
Any member of staff that can boldly go behind his boss's back to romance with the enemy like this can never be trusted and deserves to be sacked immediately.

Exactly, it is highly unethical. I wont even work with such if I was Biden

Things has been set in motion, watch!!!

Make I draw one more loud

China has the Americans by the balls and will slash the damn nuts anytime. China is not Africa that is unsure of her place in global politics. The Chinese strongly believe that they had an older civilization before the British weaponized the dynamite and used that to arrest Chinese civilization. What you are seeing now is a determined attempt on the parts of the descendants of these hitherto defeated Chinese to "reclaim" what they believe strongly to be theirs; the top spot in global politics! We're talking of an egalitarian culture with thousands of years of civilization! Great work ethic! Billions of patriots.... It's not democracy or tyrany in China. It's meritocracy; the dictatorial leadership by the most intelligent and patriotic. You have to earn your spot at the top with your intelligence and uncommon patriotism... Honestly, This age belongs to China. I just hope Africa doesn't allow herself to become a victim of the new lords in town yet again..

There is a higher chance of a world war starting under Biden than Trump's time. Trump was a very smart president, Biden is just a dummy.

Lol, because Biden dey fumble anyhow, democrats wan divert attention with another fake news about Trump.

The Time of America as the most powerful country has passed, it's China's time now. And they even went and elected their own Buhari as president . They are finished

I commend Gen. Milley for the action.

I have watched the trend, the american generals are more sensible than those stupid american politicians.

American politicians are the worst kind of politicians you find in western world.
They operate at the level of third world politicians.

That fear of Trump, checkmated China, now nothing puts them in check anymore. One day, they will try USA.

What kind of treachery is this

Not even a Nigerian will do this!

Vinstel:
These fools can't stop seeing Trump in their dreams, all they talk about is Trump, Trump, Trump as if his shadow is following them everywhere. All of them spinning lies in their books about Trump because they know the name Trump is a guaranteed money maker. And that Mike Milley is a big fool, he's there fooling around and pandering to the foolish democrats while the Russians, Chinese and North Koreans are building up their military strength like never before.

just APC government and Jonathan

Mintum:
Just another set of lies from the lunatic leftists.

The story doesn't even make sense, there's no way the Chinese will accept the words of a subordinate military officer over the word of the commander in chief. The Chinese are not fools, the so called milley or whatever could be sacked at any time if Trump didn't like him anymore so his so called assurance is useless.