This is the acting Defense Sec that refused the call from Maryland and Presumably from the Senate Floor....

Seriously, does anyone live in D.C. and have any scoop? Its been eerily silent and the cable news channels have gone into reruns like its just another Thursday.

CBSNews has been eating CNN's lunch.

What I want to know is what the US Attorneys are doing, esp. in DC-MD-VA, because you know they got guns from VA. They didn't carry them on planes.

He serves his diapered overlord and only obeys shitbag's orders so he's evil too that's the answer to every one of his "failures".

He doesn't own the military. That office is a sacred position with immense power.

Everybody should take the time and get to know this chart. I couldn't find one with all the current names in it. If any one more savy can find that, it would be extremely good to know who is currently at the wheel over there.

Doesn't this make the hairs on everyone's neck stand up?

Same guy, yes?

*shiver*

this is awful.

We have not had a functioning government for 4 years.

R10

It really is sad when you look at just about everything your federal government does and have to ask yourself, is it corruption or incompetence?

And the answer is usually incompetent corruption.

He can be charged with treason if he's complicit in enabling this attempted coup.

Use the patriot act against these Patriots. There is room for them on Gitmo.

Do these people honestly think Trump is going to help them in any way?

They are all complicit, there needs to be trials just like Nuremberg to get to the bottom of it. Then the traitors can be publicly executed on TV and the internet by hanging.

He did the job he was hired to do. He must be arrested on 1/20

Well?

I’m not a rescum and I didn’t vote for him, but I am proud that Governor Hogan is one of the only rescums that has stood up to dump consistently throughout the asshole’s term. He gave a press conference yesterday stating what happened yesterday and his actions, link below.

*Sorry, he gave a press conference today.

I think it's terrifying because you can't believe a POTUS would do this, tell his Defense department to withhold aid and the Defense department was complicit. Congress could have been killed.

But then I believe Trump would do this. The Feds stole PPE from hospitals in California that they paid for in April.

r12: There is no "If". He's complicit in what happened. He knew exactly what he was doing and why.

it's kind of strange that he is not at the center of the focus at this point. It's time for the media to stop chasing squirrels and get ahead of this story. They need to zoom into the top brass. Those are the people pulling strings. Not the distraction at the street level.

The medias focus has been on the distractions and not the brass.

Fucking terrorist

why aren't we hearing anything about the pentagon in the media.

Did he hold back the help on purpose? That is a basic question that Americans deserve to know.

Did he hold back the help on purpose? That is a basic question that Americans deserve to know.

Where is Barbera Starr?????

Trumpist. Fascist.

Keep this at the top. This is our nations TOP military officer. Why did he refuse the help?

WE NEED ANSWERS. WHERE IS THE MEDIA? WHY ARENT THEY AT THE PENTAGON TRYING TO GET ANSWERS??

Someone needs to ask the big journalists on Twitter why they aren’t investigating him. Or ask Ted Lieu.

Mention the Patriot Act. Get this out there!

I would, but I don’t have Twitter.

Good point. ^

It’s SO FREAKING WEIRD that we have not had a single press conference with any information whatsoever from any government agency other than DC metro which was only a supporting agency and had no answers about these main agencies.

This is something else.

This guy has all the answers

All Trump Administration Departures and Nominations

NONE of these traitors follow Trump.

Not one of them respects him.

To them, Trump is a useful idiot.

These are their own agendas they are following.

Trump was only (manipulated to be) there to swing the door wide open for them.

Usually after a terror attack there are several press conferences with multiple agencies briefing the public and keeping the public informed. I"m pretty sure they are mandated in a lot of jurisdictions.

And here we have had nothing.

Even the "he's hot" troll doesn't want this one

A lot of people on here we’re throwing “MARY!” around at those of us who were worried about his appointment and the pentagon purge in general. Turns out we were right to be concerned. It’s also clear we were right to be concerned about Biden’s team being cut off from pentagon leadership right around the time the planning for the 6th started.

Now I know how to make a car bomb!

R18, thanks for the information about Gov. Hogan and the State of Maryland response to the terrorist attack. Pretty impressive speech.

It's sadly obvious, and very dangerous, that our country has no leader at this time.

R18, thanks for the information about Gov. Hogan and the State of Maryland response to the terrorist attack. Pretty impressive speech.

It's sadly obvious, and very dangerous, that our country has no leader at this time.

I wish we could get some press coverage of the pentagon. Doesn’t anyone else share this surreal, ominous feeling?

Like, where is the vans of media trucks??? It’s all Don Lemon and his opinions about how awful the street level thugs are.

Notice the attention was all on them.

What about the brass?

R18, thanks for the information about Gov. Hogan and the State of Maryland response to the terrorist attack. Pretty impressive speech.

It's sadly obvious, and very dangerous, that our country has no leader at this time.

R18, thanks for the information about Gov. Hogan and the State of Maryland response to the terrorist attack. Pretty impressive speech.

It's sadly obvious, and very dangerous, that our country has no leader at this time.

R18 - Larry Hogan is one of the FEW people who give Republicans a good name. I just cannot understand why he isn't a Democrat.

Why hasn't there been any press conferences from major agencies?????

I really am terrified. But I know that’s their goal. Whatever we do, don’t let emotion take over because that won’t help anything.

The only person who has been giving press conferences and comforting the nation is Nancy Pelosi. Her public announcement that she had a talk with the Pentagon making sure that Trump would have no access to military arsenals was somewhat reassuring. It would have been better if Pence had the guts to remove Trump.

Who is in charge of Biden's security? I know he now has his own Secret Service but I would definitely not trust the current NSA or Department of Defense, they're basically AWOL. I would prefer Biden to have the inauguration somewhere else until EVERYTHING and EVERYONE associated with Trump is cleared out of the city. He doesn't need to have it in Washington DC. Yeah, I know, show them you're not scared but I don't trust the Capitol Police or Law Enforcement in that city right now. Maybe they could pretend they're having it there but it's been moved elsewhere.

For an official portrait, he looks rather angry. That tells me all I need to know. But he'll be gone very soon, anyway. I hope he's prosecuted.

For an official portrait, he looks rather angry. That tells me all I need to know. But he'll be gone very soon, anyway. I hope he's prosecuted.

THis guy is a fucking extremist conspiracy theory embracing Trump stooge who was never qualified to hold that position. He's a placeholder. We need to start taking names. We need to make sure every fucking Republican in Congress who does not stand up against Sedition and Treason, pays the consequences. Expelled. Investigated and possibly charged with conspiracy. Yes. THis is serious shit. Pubic opinion, News media, etc. lets get going. Pressure those fuckers and expose them.

He is still there though. He is still in charge OF THE ENTIRE MILITARY.

“Yesterday’s violence at the Capitol was reprehensible and contrary to the tenets of the United States Constitution. In the midst of this tragedy, I was proud of the professionalism of our Department of Defense personnel. I want to specifically recognize the service of the District of Columbia National Guard. They performed with honor, integrity, and alacrity to protect people and property from unlawful acts.

“Our Republic may have been disrupted yesterday, but the resolve of our legislators to conduct the people’s business did not waver. Due to their efforts, supported by local and federal law enforcement and the National Guard, the attempts of those who tried to stop our government from functioning failed.

“I strongly condemn these acts of violence against our democracy. I, and the people I lead in the Department of Defense, continue to perform our duties in accordance with our oath of office, and will execute the time-honored peaceful transition of power to President-elect Biden on January 20.”

^ That is the statement from the Miller. There is no mention of why there was a delay while members of congress lay stranded on the house floor.

If it were normal times, this gentleman would be standing in front of this podium giving a full report and calming the American public.

Until he does that, all we have is his brief memo and little else to go on. At this point, a brief appearance from this room and some general answerers to the events that occurred is the least his office can do.

the transitions were halted in Dec.

I can't find anywhere where this guy is a right-wing sympathizer but he must have been chose by this administration for a reason. He is an expert on but according to Wapo, "Miller focused on fusing intelligence with local sectarian dynamics to navigate complex urban battlefields, Kent said."

Another interesting article below.

He might be on the right side for all we know. Which is why he should give a better explanation as to what happened.

We just won't know until he explains the time gap. So far we have nothing to go but assume he is on the side of the fascists. Why else would he leave the capitol wide open during an attack.

We need some basic information. This is America for crying out loud.

Not some despotic outpost. This is ridiculous. This should be the number one story on the news right now. All eyes on the pentagon.

Clara Petacci, Mussolini's mistress.

Best not be a mistress to the orange con.

I've served in the military and take issue with people so insistent the military should've jumped at the chance to intervene. The last thing we needed was another Kent State, or a scenario that would've created dozens of martyrs among the insurrectionists.

They would only become martrys to these yahoos. And who's problem would that become given the current situation we have dealing with such inbreds?

Not only that, r62, but everyone in the military has a superior officer.

In this guy’s case, dump is his. If dump says “no,” this guy can’t say “fuck off, Chief, we’re sending the troops in.” It doesn’t work that way.

[quote] We need to start taking names.

AND KICKIN’ ASS!!!!

[quote] And who's problem would that become

Oh, dear!

If the soon to be ex-president told him to withhold the troops, he should say so.

Would the public know if he was told by potus to withhold the troops?

I can't get over OP's photo of him. It looks like the age-progressed face of a 70s mass murderer.

^"Oh, Dear!" found someone's auto-correct error again. How gallant she must feel.

In the middle of an insurrection against the Capitol, he was nowhere to be found. Hmmmmmmm.

things are heating up.

bump