reSee.it Video Transcript AI Summary
A senator expressed support for the nominee for chairman of the joint chiefs, citing a need for someone focused on national security, not political behavior. The senator criticized General Milley for undermining the commander-in-chief, referencing a call to Pelosi and questioning Trump's mental fitness. The senator asked how the nominee would communicate with congressional leadership, to which the nominee responded that his first duty is to advise the president.
The senator stated that Milley wasted nearly 6,000,000 man hours on DEI and woke trainings, and asked what kind of training service members can expect under the nominee's leadership; the nominee responded, "War fighting, lethality, and readiness." The senator also criticized the Afghanistan withdrawal, stating there was no accountability for the deaths at Abbey Gate, and asked if the nominee agreed that officers should be held accountable for military failures; the nominee stated that accountability matters.
The senator stated that Milley told his aides that President Trump was preaching, quote, the gospel of the fuhrer, and asked if the nominee agreed that the chairman of the joint chiefs should never disparage the commander in chief; the nominee agreed. The senator asked if the nominee thought it was appropriate for Milley to do interviews regularly with print media, books, documentaries, video on TV, to which the nominee responded that he would spend his time focused on the essential tasks in front of him. Finally, the senator asked if the nominee thought it was appropriate for the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to warn our greatest adversary what we're when we're about to attack or what we might do; the nominee said no.