Milley defends calls to Chinese at end of Trump presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) — The apical U.S. subject serviceman has told Congress helium knew erstwhile President Donald Trump wasn’t readying to onslaught China and it was his occupation to reassure the Chinese of that information successful telephone calls that person triggered outrage from immoderate lawmakers. Army Gen. Mark Milley is president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Tuesday, Milley delivered a full-throated defence of 2 calls helium made to his Chinese counterpart, saying helium was responding to “concerning intelligence” China was disquieted astir a U.S. attack. Milley says his task was “to de-escalate.” Details of Milley’s calls were archetypal aired successful excerpts from the publication “Peril” by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.