Cheney And Kinzinger Blast Michael “Coup” Flynn

June 1, 2021 Politics, Republicans

Newsweek reports:

Lawmakers have criticized former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after he appeared to say that a Myanmar-like military coup “should happen” in the United States.

A handful of Republicans and Democrats hit out at the retired U.S. Army lieutenant general over the holiday weekend, with one calling for “action” to be taken against the former Trump administration official.

GOP lawmakers on the so-called “moderate” wing of the party said it was wrong of Flynn to indicate support for the “overthrow” of the U.S. government, and argued that any fantasies of a coup would be “ended quickly.”

The Hill reports:



Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) fired back at Michael Flynn on Monday for comments he made during a conference in Texas that appeared to suggest a Myanmar-like coup should take place in the U.S.

“No American should advocate or support the violent overthrow of the United States,” Cheney wrote in a tweet referring to Flynn, who served as national security adviser in the Trump administration.

Myanmar’s military seized power and overtook the country’s democratically-elected government in February. Since the coup, Myanmar security forces have killed hundreds of individuals, and thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have been detained.

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