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https://www.thedailybeast.com/dc-national-guard-chief-blames-army-trump-pentagon-for-botched-riot-responseThe Guard commander, Major General William Walker, described receiving a frantic phone call from the then-head of the Capitol Police, Steven Sund, shortly before 2 p.m., as the breach was underway.
Yet because of the restrictions from Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, and the best military advice of senior Army officers, Walker and his 155 Guardsmen could not respond to the scene of the insurrection for another three hours and 19 minutesrestrictions Walker pointedly noted were not placed upon him during the summers Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C.
Had Walker been able to deploy to the Capitol immediately, as he testified he wanted, around 2 p.m.a process he said took less than 20 minutesthat number could have made a difference, Walker said. We could have helped extend the perimeter and pushed back the crowd.
It was perhaps the most intense moment thus far in a series of Senate hearings on Jan. 6 that have prompted dueling claims of irresponsibility, recriminations that have focused overwhelmingly on security and intelligence failures, rather than the politicians who spread the inciting lie that the Democrats stole the presidential election and hailed the violent protest called for by President Donald Trump.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)And attempted to destroy our democracy.
Nuff said.
CousinIT
(9,218 posts)By every definition of that word, that's what Jan 6th was. The Insurrectionist Party is trying to whitewash/gaslight people about that. It won't work. It was an INSURRECTION.
malaise
(268,692 posts)It was a coup that failed
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Phoenix61
(16,992 posts)calimary
(81,100 posts)ailsagirl
(22,885 posts)A pathetic excuse for a human being in ANY capacity, and yet he was President?????
How chilling is that???
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,955 posts)Days after the election.
Esper had denied tRump the military in summer 2020 against BLM protests. He could not be relied upon by the plotters.
tanyev
(42,515 posts)Phoenix61
(16,992 posts)Chris Miller was put in the position of Acting Defense Secretary. Like all plans someone, somewhere knows the truth and if squeezed correctly will be happy share it with whoever wants to listen. Im counting on the people Twitler picked to try and pull this off to be as greedy and self-serving as he is which I think is a very safe bet.
Captain Zero
(6,782 posts)1. Would they have allowed planning for such an event to take place in the white house?
2. What would have been their response on Jan. 6, 2021 if they were president then? Would they have allowed the Pentagon response to be delayed over 3 hours that day?
Hotler
(11,394 posts)white courtesy phone.
calimary
(81,100 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)Republicans had an elaborate plan to attack America. People died and were injured. Now they must ALL be brought to justice.