Retired US Army General suspended for mocking Jill Biden’s support of abortion rights
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The US Army has suspended a retired three-star general from Army contract after a social media post under his name mocking the first lady, Jill Biden’s support for abortion rights.
USA Today: Retired three-star general suspended from Army contract after tweet that appeared to mock Jill Biden. pic.twitter.com/AXMRCamiov
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According to the Guardian, former top army spokesperson, Gary Volesky, who retired as a lieutenant general and earned a silver star for gallantry while serving in Iraq, was making $92 an hour advising military officers, staff, and students who are participating in war games and other similar activities.
Jill Biden tweeted, “For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from us. And while we may be devastated by this injustice, we will not be silent. We will not sit back as the progress we have already won slips away.”
An account under Volesky’s name replied to Jill, “Glad to see you finally know what a woman is.”
An army spokesperson on Saturday said that the commander of the military branch’s combined arms center, Lt Gen Theodore Martin, had suspended Volesky from his consultancy, pending an investigation into whether the tweet in question is violating decorum rules for retired officers.
