The Army suspended a retired three-star general and Silver Star recipient for a sarcastic tweet to first lady Jill Biden, according to reports.
Saturday that the Army has suspended retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky from his contract mentoring soldiers and put him “under investigation” after a snarky tweet to Jill Biden.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.Today, that right was stolen from us.
His sarcastic comment was in reference to Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson declining, during her nomination hearing, to define what a woman is, since she is “not a biologist.” This prompted mocking from Republicans.Army Lt. Gen. Theodore Martin, who frequently interacts with such members on Twitter and is commander of the Combined Arms Center, suspended Volesky pending the outcome of the inquiry, according to the report.
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