More than 120 retired generals and admirals have published an open letter questioning the validity of the 2020 presidential election as well as President Biden’s fitness to become commander-in-chief.
Letter, Which was first reported by POLITICOHe heads a group calling itself “Flag Officers 4 America”, and claims that the United States is “in deep trouble” and that Americans “have been since our inception in 1776 for our existence as a constitutional republic.” Is not “in a fight. “
One of the 126 signatories to the letter is retired Rear Adam. John Poindexter, who spent a year as National Security Advisor under Ronald Reagan and was convicted of lying to Congress and obstructing the Congressional investigation of the Iran-Contra affair (the conviction was later overturned ), And retired Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, who spent five years as a descender of Defense for Intelligence under George W. Bush and is now the Executive Vice President of the Family Research Council.
“Without fair and honest elections, which correctly reflect the will of our constitutional republic”. Election integrity demands that a legal vote is cast and counts per citizen, “reads the letter before accusing critics of voter ID laws of” tyrannical threatening tactics. “
“Additionally, ‘rules of law’ must be implemented in our election procedures to ensure integrity,” the letter continues. “The FBI and the Supreme Court must act fast when election irregularities arise and are not ignored as they did in 2020.”
The letter reiterates claims made by former President Donald Trump that the election was stolen from him by Democrats. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, much less fraud in sufficient numbers to reverse Biden’s victory.
Later in the letter, the signatories state that Biden’s “mental and physical condition … cannot be ignored.”
“He should be able to make accurate national security decisions to include life and limb anywhere day or night,” it says. “Recent Democrat leadership inquiries about nuclear code procedures send a dangerous national security signal to nuclear-armed opponents, questioning who is in charge. We should always have an undisputed chain of command. “
The paper covers a number of controversial issues, including the Coronavirus ban (in which it is described as “population control”), relations with China, the Iran nuclear deal, and the Keystone Pipeline. It also accuses MPs of using the military “as a political pawn” in the wake of the riot that took place on 6 January.
The letter is met with resentment from former military leaders.
Retired Adam Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told POLITICO that the letter “harms the military and harms the country,” although he also said it was not signed by any of the higher-ranking officials Were.
“It’s not very senior,” he said. “In our world it is not very important in terms of people.”
Others were less ascetic, retired Air Force Colonel Marybeth Ulrich labeled the letter “democratic”.
“I was hoping it was worse than that,” he told POLITICO. He said, ‘They are telling big lies about the election. I think it’s outrageous … they are violating the ideal politically. They are being used for partisan purposes. They are going against their constitutional oath. “
Retired Army Major General General Jorbukele, who organized the letter, admitted to POLITICO that “retired generals and fans usually do not engage in political work, but the situation facing our country today is critical and we need to be loyal We should speak for our oath to support and defend the Constitution of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Since the founding of our country, we are facing more than any danger at any time… Many of these threats are directly from the policies and actions of our government. “It is important that the threat to our national security is brought to the attention of the American people and that is the main objective of the letter. Staying silent would be an insult to duty. “
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