White House official dismissive of a group of US veterans
John F Kirby. (USN)
John Kirby, White House National Security Council communications advisor, did not check the recipient list before sending his email. Consequently, Fox News Digital received a note that Kirby did not intend for them to receive. Kirby intended to let other White House staff know that there was no use in responding to the handful of veterans critical of Joe Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal.
From Fox News:
On the anniversary of 9/11, White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby dismissed the concerns of military veterans critical of the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, writing in response to a Fox News Digital press inquiry that there’s “no use” weighing in on the veterans’ views.
“Obviously no use in responding. A ‘handful’ of vets indeed and all of one stripe,” Kirby said in a “reply all” email chain Wednesday afternoon that appeared to be intended for White House staffers, but which also included Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital had reached out to the White House earlier Wednesday afternoon regarding critical comments from four veterans, including Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., who blasted Kirby for his Monday press conference that they said provided “cover” for the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal.
Included in that initial reachout were quotes from the four veterans, and Fox News Digital asked the White House if it had any comment to include on the vets’ blistering criticisms of Kirby and the White House’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The email chain was forwarded to White House staffers on the National Security Council, before Kirby replied to all on the chain that there’s “no use in responding.”
Kirby’s message was sent in error, with him following up with a Fox News Digital reporter, “Clearly, I didn’t realize you were on the chain.” Kirby sent the email while traveling with President Biden on the anniversary of 9/11.
Additional Reading:
Colton, E. (2024, September 11). Kirby: ‘No use in responding’ to a ‘handful of vets’ on Biden’s botched Afghan withdrawal. Fox News. Link.
Category: Afghanistan, Military issues, Terror War
He looks like he’s trying to hold his teeth in place.
Being a Kirby, does he suck, or blow?
“…the handful of veterans…”
Suuuure, only a handful, because TPTB are ignoring and blocking out the rest of the angry mob of military and civilians.
I wonder how many “takes” it took to get that smirk under
control.
And yeah, the name Kirby goes a long way back in the suck business.
After kirby leaves the Reichtag, he can get a job in a diner washing pots and pans and be called Admiral of the Vessels.
They were good suckers too at one time. I think they could pull dirt through the carpet.
My grandmother had one back in the 50’s and yes,
they could strip the backing right through the fiber.
Well built product with lots of chrome.
My grandma had one too, damn thing would dim the lights under load. Had an Electrolux too, looked like a miniature GE turbojet and was damn near as loud..
Just another pretty face.
The Jolly Green Giants hands aren’t big enough to hold all of the Vets that think the Affy “withdrawal” was a fustercluck. Even a one stripper coulda done better.
This tool is not only a Deep State for Brib’em, he’s a Deep Throat.
I have dentures. You can’t do either with any efficiency.
Seriously, is anyone really surprised at how the administration really feels about Veterans and the earlier screw ups of the administration?
Allow me to translate…
Kirby email: Fuck those crybabies. I’m not interested what they think. They’re all going to vote for Him anyway.
Fox News: Can you comment further?
Kirby email: You weren’t supposed to see that, but that’s how I feel.
Sure, the withdrawal had the grace of a monkey fucking a football, and no one was held accountable despite his saying the contrary. He’s got a former President to blame and CYA-ing to keep his job. Fuck Kirby that lying piece of shit.
Great translation. Just more proof they don’t give the 1st, 2nd or 3rd shit about any of we the people, veteran or not.
We will have to fact check your statement, HT3, someone was fired as a result of the Afghanistan withdrawal disaster, that being Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller.
Fuckin’ pogue…
It’s still Trump’s fault. He should’ve insisted that they follow his plan. His cult needs to just shuttup and color, the gubmint knows what’s best.
Fuck Joe Biden and everyone working in his administration.
Cocksucker.
Not even with YOUR dick.
There are 13 families who have joined the club to which none want to belong. Once again, these dishonorable, truly deplorable people continue to find new and ever more callous ways to compound their grief.
If you wear or ever wore this nation’s uniform and voted or will vote for this Party, you dishonor both oaths you took. You violate the first by allowing yourself to become so infected with TDS, you’ve rendered yourself incapable of identifying who is referred to in the latter of the “all enemies, foreign and domestic” part.
Even more disgustingly, you spit on that second, unwritten oath, the quiet one, the one you hope to never need to fulfill, the promise to take care of one another’s families should anything happen. Had you any honor, you would hang your head in shame for even contemplating violating that second, most sacred oath. At the end of the day, this is what supporting this administration means.
If they want your opinion they will rattle the bars on your cage.
Then toss you a treat for the correct answer or cattle prod
you for the wrong one.
That official portrait screams “I got my teeth whitened — but to be honest, most of it landed on my chin.”
The whitest teeth Willie Brown ever came across.
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
May not be many veterans he would like.
And was the same bird!
His CO should place an order in his personnel file forbidding him the use of the Reply All feature as well as denying him the use of certain group e-mail lists.
You’d think a retired Rear Admiral would have more sense
Kirby is a Fartknocker.
The gheyness of the picture speaks volumes.
Not quite sure how to take the reference to “all of one stripe”. If it refers to the ranks, then I take high offense to the statement, because I was a PFC in the Marines (which is indicated by one stripe to those who don’t know).
However, after leaving that served as a Sergeant on my colleges PD, and have obtained a B.E.S. in Anthropology. Currently I am an Officer in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
But I guess none of that matters, because I was only a lowly PFC way back when.
Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.
On the other hand, I don’t like how far apart this guy’s eyes are.
I, for one, welcome our new Democrat overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a trusted Director of Media Relations for a proud but humble woman owned business, I could be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their Chinese Communist Party owned underground cobalt mines, extracting the precious metals needed for Electric Vehicle batteries!
Kirby has defended the Afghan retreat as successful! And Kamala repeatedly insults the troops. MORGAN MURPHY: Harris-Walz Insult Service Members — Again (msn.com)