Retired 3-star general suspended from Army contract after tweet that appeared to mock Jill Biden
- Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky had been a “senior mentor” at the Pentagon.
- He has been suspended pending a probe into a tweet that seemed to mock First Lady Jill Biden.
- Jill Biden’s tweet condemned the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
WASHINGTON – A retired three-star general has been suspended from a $92-an-hour contract consulting the Army and is under investigation after posting a tweet that appeared to mock first lady Jill Biden on a hot-button social issue, according to the Army.
Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, the Army’s former top spokesman and recipient of the Silver Star for gallantry in Iraq, had been a “senior mentor,” advising senior military officers, staff and students participating in war games and other military activities. Lt. Gen. Theodore Martin, commander of the Combined Arms Center, suspended Volesky pending the outcome of the inquiry, Cynthia Smith, an Army spokeswoman, told USA TODAY.