Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) completely embarrassed the US Military Secretary and uncovered Joe Biden’s newest international coverage disaster throughout questioning this week within the US Home of Representatives’ Arme Providers Committee listening to.
Gaetz uncovered the newest Biden international coverage failure – this time in Niger, Africa.
US troops are trapped within the nation with out meals or medication. The Military was doubtless hiding this to guard itself from embarrassment. Deployed Individuals are in limbo and unable to do their jobs and the Biden State Division is totally outmaneuvered as soon as once more.
US Military Secretary Christine Wormuth, a possible DEI rent, was shocked and speechless when Matt Gaetz confronted her concerning the trapped US troopers in Niger a rustic in large turmoil.
Matt Gaetz: SecretaryWormuth, there’s prepare and equip cash requested on this funds, proper?
Secretary Wormuth: Definitely, congressman.
Matt Gaetz: The prepare and equip mission in Niger is owned by the military, proper?
Wormuth: Sure. We actually present troopers for that. Sure.
Matt Gaetz: Common, are you aware what’s going on in Niger proper now?
Common George: I do know there’s some challenges over there in Niger proper now, and I don’t suppose that we are literally in command of that mission that’s on the bottom.
Matt Gaetz: Yeah, we simply heard the secretary say you’ve acquired troopers there, so we’re going to dive into that to some extent. Are you aware what the standing is of diplomatic overflights to our installations in Najair?
Common George: I’m vaguely monitor I’m assuming that that’s a problem.
Matt Gaetz: I imply, it’s not a problem. It’s binary. Are we allowed proper now to do diplomatic overflights in Niger? Sure or no?
Common George: I don’t know precisely.
Matt Gaetz: I’m not monitoring it that shut. I don’t think- Madam Secretary, are you aware if we’re allowed to do these diplomatic overflights?
Wormuth: I don’t, however I’m certain the Afrocom commander does.
Matt Gaetz: Yeah, however you guys simply stated it’s within the funds you’re asking for to do these prepare and equip missions. Certainly one of them is in Niger. In Niger proper now, the federal government has stopped us from doing diplomatic overflight missions. Now we have military troopers proper now in Niger who aren’t getting their troop rotations, who aren’t getting their medication, who aren’t getting their provides, who aren’t getting their mail. The 2 senior folks within the United United States Military are sitting earlier than me and it’s like, Hear no evil, see no evil, communicate no evil. Are you going to do something for the troopers which can be in Niger proper now who can’t get medication? Sure or no?
Wormuth: Congressman actually, we are able to discuss to Common Langley and guarantee that…
Matt Gaetz: I’ve talked to Common Langley. He is available in right here and by no means has actually good solutions. I requested him for details about how most of the coup leaders we had educated, together with in Niger, and Ghana, and Mali, and the Ivory Coast, and he didn’t even produce his I’ll report on time. So pardon me for a insecurity in Common Langley. What I’m telling the 2 of you is that you’ve a duty for these troopers in Niger. And normal, you’ll agree with me with the premise that we should always by no means sacrifice the well-being of our service members to keep away from political embarrassment, proper?
Common George: Congressmen, I’ll let you know, I’m not monitoring that someone in Niger just isn’t getting their medication or their mail, however I’ll observe up after this.
Matt Gaetz: You don’t even know the stats of diplomatic overflights. How concerning the nice energy competitors? You’d If we had been to coach and equip missions, we might by no means need Russian troopers on the US set up the place we’re doing prepare and equip, proper? That’s not even a tricky query. You’d agree?
Common George: Sure.
Matt Gaetz: If there have been Russian troopers behind the wire at Air Base 101 in Niger, the place we’ve troopers doing the coaching and equip mission, that might concern you, wouldn’t it? Proper. Properly, I’m right here to let you know we’ve acquired experiences that they run out of medication in Could, that they can’t get their troop rotations. You recognize why you don’t know that? As a result of it’s a canopy up. As a result of the US Embassy in Niger is overlaying it up due to Secretary Blinken’s embarrassment. As a result of Blinken went there in March of 2023 and stated, This was the centerpiece of our Africa technique. This was the mannequin of resilience. Then, lo and behold, the very coup chief we educated takes over the nation. Then we battle with whether or not or to not name it a coup. We’ve now referred to as it a coup. Since we’ve referred to as it a coup, now they received’t allow us to get of us out and in.
And so I’m what may erupt as one other Bengazi. There isn’t a mission for them to do. There isn’t a prepare and equip proper now with the coup leaders. So we acquired a bunch of individuals sitting round with out their provides, with out their medication. And the entire motive intelligence isn’t attending to us is as a result of the embassy is obstructing it as a result of Blinken is humiliated that this failed.
And I’ve used my 5 minutes on the whole lot within the military proper now as a result of I’ve constituents who’re there in Niger, they usually’re questioning tips on how to get water. Do you know they’ll’t even get clear water? Do you know that the companion nations that we’ve at that base with our troopers, the companion nations, the Italians and the Germans, they’ve stopped cooperating with us. They received’t even assist us get provisions to our troops due to the standing of forces settlement that we’ve with the federal government being deemed invalid. I’m only a nation lawyer from North Florida, however this strikes me as one thing the 2 of you need to learn about. I get the clean stares, however Secretary Wormuth, can I take as your dedication that you will go away right here and also you’re going to see to the well-being of those of us in Niger and that they’ll get the rotations and the drugs they want?
Wormuth: Definitely, I’ll ensure they’re getting the drugs and the water that they want. Sure, congressman.
