The United States Army has suspended decorated three-star Lieutenant General Gary Volesky after he posted a tweet that mocked first lady Jill Biden’s stance on the Supreme Court’s recent decision on abortion. The former head of communications was removed from his mentorship role and placed under investigation.
The tweet sent by Volesky was in response to Jill Biden’s tweet about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, in which the first lady focused on the decision’s impact on women, saying “For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from us.”
“Glad to see you finally know what a woman is,” Volesky responded in a tweet that has since been deleted, according to USA Today, which reported the news Saturday.
Volesky’s reply to Biden’s tweet references an interaction between Senator Marsha Blackburn and Ketanji Brown Jackson during Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Blackburn asked Jackson to define the word “woman”, and Jackson replied, “I can’t”.
In response to his suspension, Volesky tweeted, “This is all about partisan politics.”
Volesky is a 60 years old decorated three-star general with a very long military career. Before he retired from the Army, Volesky commanded a major military formation called I Corps, where he commanded over 225,000 people and oversaw an annual budget of $590 million.
He also built and ensured the combat readiness of 14 Army and Air Force units. He has also led Joint Base Lewis-McChord for four years. And, from 2014 to 2017, Volesky commanded the 101st Airborne Division, which is known for its role on D-Day during World War II. In addition, from 2012 to 2014, he was the chief of the Army’s public affairs division.
In addition to once being the army’s top spokesperson, Volesky has also served in countless campaigns, including the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan. He was awarded a Silver Star, the third-highest combat honor, for gallantry during a campaign in northeastern Baghdad. Volesky has also been a “senior mentor,” advising army members from senior military officers to staff and. He is also an advisory board member for Unified Business Technologies, an information technology company.
The tweet sent by Volesky was in response to Jill Biden’s tweet about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, in which the first lady focused on the decision’s impact on women, saying “For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from us.”
“Glad to see you finally know what a woman is,” Volesky responded in a tweet that has since been deleted, according to USA Today, which reported the news Saturday.
Volesky’s reply to Biden’s tweet references an interaction between Senator Marsha Blackburn and Ketanji Brown Jackson during Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Blackburn asked Jackson to define the word “woman”, and Jackson replied, “I can’t”.
In response to his suspension, Volesky tweeted, “This is all about partisan politics.”
Volesky is a 60 years old decorated three-star general with a very long military career. Before he retired from the Army, Volesky commanded a major military formation called I Corps, where he commanded over 225,000 people and oversaw an annual budget of $590 million.
He also built and ensured the combat readiness of 14 Army and Air Force units. He has also led Joint Base Lewis-McChord for four years. And, from 2014 to 2017, Volesky commanded the 101st Airborne Division, which is known for its role on D-Day during World War II. In addition, from 2012 to 2014, he was the chief of the Army’s public affairs division.
In addition to once being the army’s top spokesperson, Volesky has also served in countless campaigns, including the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan. He was awarded a Silver Star, the third-highest combat honor, for gallantry during a campaign in northeastern Baghdad. Volesky has also been a “senior mentor,” advising army members from senior military officers to staff and. He is also an advisory board member for Unified Business Technologies, an information technology company.
