Michael Flynn DENIES telling QAnon conference
that a Mynamar-style coup 'should happen' in the US - despite footage from
event showing him call for one
By Peter
Belfiore and James Gordon For Dailymail.com
04:19 01
Jun 2021, updated 06:55 01 Jun 2021
The former national security adviser under President
Donald Trump said he had not actually called for a coup
He made his initial comments over the weekend at a
conference organized by supporters of the QAnon conspiracy in Dallas, Texas
He backed the idea of a military coup similar to
Myanmar's happening in the U.S. in response to a question at the conference
QAnon supporters have aired their support for a coup
to take place that would see Trump be placed back at the White House
The comment faced backlash online with some calling
for his court martial
Michael Flynn has backtracked on comments he made at a
QAnon conference this weekend where he said a military coup similar to the one
that occurred in Myanmar earlier this year 'should happen' in the United
States.
The retired
general, who briefly served as national security adviser under President Donald
Trump, made the comments in response to a question from an audience member at a
conference organized by supporters of the QAnon conspiracy in Dallas, Texas.
The man
said he was a 'simple Marine' and asked 'why what happened in Myanmar can't
happen here?'
'There's no
reason', Flynn responded as the audience cheered. 'I mean, it should happen —
that's right.'
Response to
the exchange was furious, with some calling for his court martial.
On Monday
Flynn issued a frantic backtrack in a post on messaging app Telegram.
He wrote:
'Let me be VERY CLEAR – There is NO reason whatsoever for any coup in America,
and I do not and have not at any time called for any action of that sort.
He said his
comments had been misconstrued, adding, 'I am no stranger to media manipulating
my words and therefore let me repeat my response to a question asked at the
conference: There is no reason it (a coup) should happen here (in
America).'
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