{"id":25269,"date":"2022-11-01T17:49:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T17:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/01\/white-house-nixed-generals-promotion-after-slow-jan-6-response-post\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:59:20","slug":"white-house-nixed-generals-promotion-after-slow-jan-6-response-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2022\/11\/01\/white-house-nixed-generals-promotion-after-slow-jan-6-response-post\/","title":{"rendered":"White House nixed general\u2019s promotion after slow Jan. 6 response: Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army general\u2019s promotion to the four-star rank was rejected by the White House after he came under scrutiny for the slow response time securing the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, effectively moving the officer into retirement, according to a news report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington Post first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/10\/29\/walter-piatt-army-capitol-riot-national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that the White House refused to send a nomination to the Senate for Lt. 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But Piatt has also denied that and said Army leaders did not hesitate to escalate the request to deploy the Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/09\/07\/us-army-nominates-new-futures-command-chief\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rainey.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army nominates new Futures Command chief<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army has nominated a new leader to head Army Futures Command nine months after its first commander retired.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army spokesperson Cynthia Smith told the Post that Piatt \u201dhas the full trust and confidence of Army senior leaders to execute the immense responsibility this position requires\u201d and agreed to stay in his current position at the request of Army leaders Wormuth and McConville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, the White House ultimately nominated a different officer, Lt. 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