In fact, it was so low-energy and lackluster that he had to encourage the crowd to applaud for him. The applause was so feeble that you could practically hear a pin drop.
Watch the video:
Milley had a Jeb! moment today and then he stepped down as the top US general.
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) September 29, 2023
Fitting end to his career. pic.twitter.com/Y1tQNF5dT9
From The Western Journal:
When Milley asked his classmates from Princeton to give him a shout-out while delivering a speech before he stepped down from his position, there wasn’t much of a response. Milley, in a rare moment of mental acuity, commented, “That”s pretty weak, actually. Not sure what to make of that.”
He then asked attendees from West Point to do the same. “That was even weaker,” was all Milley could say.
Even if Milley was acting semi-facetious in his reaction to the lame response from the crowd, the moment was a prime example of poetic justice. Milley’s career was weak, at best. At worst, he was even weaker “than the stuffed men” of Eliot’s poem.
That seriously is a poetic end to Milley's career.
Good riddance! Don't let the door hit ya, where the good Lord split ya!