Allegations are coming out alleging that Defense Secretary Gen. Mattis may have known about Chinese spy balloons that flew over the United States during Trump’s presidency – opted not to inform the President.
U.S. Gen Mattis was the Secretary of Defense under President Donald Trump from January 2017 to December 2018. However, he resigned from his position in December 2018 over differences with President Trump on a number of foreign policy issues, including the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. President Trump and General James Mattis disagreed on the U.S. policy in Syria, specifically regarding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region. President Trump announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria in December 2018, which was seen as a controversial move as it was done without consultation with U.S. allies or a clear plan for securing the region.
General Mattis, who was serving as the Secretary of Defense at the time, opposed the decision and believed that a premature withdrawal of U.S. troops would leave the region vulnerable to a resurgence of ISIS and other extremist groups.
As a response to this and Trump’s past behaviors, Gen. Mattis chose to not inform Trump about as many as 3 to 5 Chinese spy balloons that had flown through the continental U.S.
Mattis is alleged to have withheld the information as a result of his fears that Trump would ‘provocative’ and ‘aggressive.’ However, many are not looking at Gen. Mattis for having noble efforts – rather, many believe that Mattis may have committed treason by choosing to withhold information from the U.S. President.
In total, there were five balloons spotted during Trump’s term. At least one flew over portions of Texas, two flew over Florida during the Trump administration with additional sightings near the Pacific Islands of Hawaii and Guam. Three have been seen during Biden’s presidency including near Hawaii, the one that was shot down this weekend, and another over South America. © Daily MailRep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), a former military officer, is alleging that Gen. Mattis may have committed treason, saying that he chose to hide information relating to national security threats from President Trump as a result of being unsure how Trump would respond to the situation.
While appearing on Fox Business, speaking to Stuart Varney, Rep. Waltz:
The Pentagon “thought Trump would be too provocative and too aggressive,”
“My office has been briefed by the office of the Secretary of Defense of the current Pentagon that it happened over Florida, it happened over Texas, and that it’s happened before,”
“We have more detailed questions but what is unclear, Stuart, at this point is, did the Pentagon under the Trump Administration brief the Trump White House and give them the option to take action or did they decide not to brief them for whatever reason?” Waltz asked.
“And there is some speculation, I talked to Trump administration officials over the weekend, that the Pentagon deliberately did it because they thought Trump would be too provocative and too aggressive,”
“So that’s what we need to get to the bottom of and one person that I’m waiting to hear from that we haven’t heard from that list is former Secretary of Defense, General Mattis who was the secretary during this time period,” Waltz said. “What did he know and what did he decide to pass on and brief to the president.”
Put his ass in jail……And that’s coming from a former marine
It is none of the Pentagon´s business to second-guess the president of the United States. They only advise and provide ALL relevant information. They should all be court martialed, period.
What is with these incompetent,generals that think they know it all. comitting treason against our presidents,we have woke, white rage,milley and darthvader austin that both need to removed for total lack of competence with the china balloon debacle.These two seem to e useless in protecting our national security,we need to fire both of them.
Mad dog Mattis had appearantly been long in the past. Just shows that you can’t count on past proformance to determine what to expect today. Disappointment reigns supreme, especially in DC.
Milley and Mattis, dumb and dumber.
Didn’t Matthis say that he would tell the Chinese if and when President Trump would attack them? If that is true, then I believe Matthis would have kept the Chineses Spy balloons a secret from President Trump therefore committing Treason. Matthis is NOT the President of this country, he more than overstepped his bounds He committed treason then and now!.
I loved him in Iraq what happened if true he should be hung as a trader
Bought and paid for by the CHINESE COMMUINISTS COUNTRY….BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, JUST LIKE BIDEN AND HIS FAMILY
TREASON WAS COMMITTED BY MATTIS AND MILLEY…..
This is exactly why there is civilian oversight of our military. One of the bad things that has happened is that for a few decades now is that the real military leaders have been replaced with those that buy into the politics of whatever administration is in power. In line with that is that just about all branches of the service are finding it harder and harder to fill their ranks because people are seeing how bad things are with the leadership of our military. I find this very sad because I spent 26 years in the military and was very proud to do so, but I would not want to be in the military now because of politics. I’m in my 90’s now and I hope I won’t live to see this constitutional republic destroyed by the left wing socialists that seem to be gaining acceptance by our younger generations. What a sad ending for this once great nation.
Yes he should be charged with treason it’s not the only thing he held from the President he like Biden hold the interest of China above our own back is treason hating and abetting the enemy.
LOCK-UM-UP, MATHIS AND THE WHOP PENTAGON !!!
FRIGGIN TRAITORS AND COWARDS !!!