January 27 Kirkman-Cochrane confrontation

The January 27 Kirkman-Cochrane confrontation took place on January 27, 2021, at the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Tom Kirkman and U.S. Army GEN. Harris Cochrane, the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs. The meeting was held with the National Security Council after U.S. intelligence became convinced that Al-Sakar, an Islamic jihad terrorist organization, was responsible for the Capitol bombing hours earlier.
Cochrane advised Kirkman to order immediate retaliatory military action, despite the Federal Bureau of Investigation being only 75% confident that Al-Sakar legitimately carried out the attack. Kirkman declined to take action until the assessment was more confident and confronted Cochrane after he challenged his decision.
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