Republican lawmakers Rep. Jim Banks and Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley probing him about recent alleged statements in a book.
he said that the british people can face any misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, a classic turtle phrase, as long as they are convinced that their leaders are not lying to them, or not themselves dwelling in a fools paradise. so, it s a two-pronged test. we want to make sure that they are not misleading us. but you want to use your best judgment that you are not misleading yourself. i think if we can check those two boxes, we can move forward. here s the thing, jon meacham, i can understand that in a normal environment. but as i don t need to tell you or our viewers, this comes as well at a time when america is grappling with its own anti-democratic forces, led by former president. this feels like uncharted territory for an american president. am i wrong? well, wrong-ish. to coin a phrase. [laughs] or if they re schlesinger said
it s clear what he s trying to do. he s trying to tamp things down. i m sorry to take this literally from the book, but you have to do the literal moment when milley says to general lee if we re going to attack, i m going to call you ahead of time. people have misconstrued that to say, oh, that means i m going to tip you off. what it means is there will be a buildup, there will be tensions, and they will be talking on this top secret back channel. that s what he says right there on page 129. if there s a war there will be a buildup just like in history. to your point 1974 and schlesinger, bob and nixon talking to pictures, we have some echoes of that moment in
this power to launch nuclear weapons or an attack are solely in the president s authority. and so, he calls in the experts from the war room and says this is something that didn t happen until at least my knowledge 1974 with nixon when schlesinger, james schlesinger, the secretary of defense, put the cap on nixon and said don t take orders from him. milley was not saying don t take orders from the president. just involve me in the process. and my journalistic journey is complete because bob woodward just told me general milley essentially gave a non-denial denial. bob woodward, robert costa, thank you both for being with us. i appreciate it very much. next breaking news in the manhunt for brian laundrie. new reporting on a camping trip he took with his family after returning from wyoming and the mystery surrounding it.
he assures her but then he realizes that she s got a point. this power to launch nuclear weapons or an attack are solely in the president s authority. and so, he calls in the experts from the war room and says this is something that didn t happen until at least my knowledge 1974 with nixon when schlesinger, james schlesinger, the secretary of defense, put the cap on nixon and said don t take orders from him. milley was not saying don t take orders from the president. just involve me in the process. and my journalistic journey is complete because bob woodward just told me general milley essentially gave a non-denial denial. bob woodward, robert costa, thank you both for being with us. i appreciate it very much. next breaking news in the