▁Gen . ▁Mark ▁A . ▁M ille y , ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff , ▁had ▁earlier ▁ad vised ▁Mod ly ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁until ▁a ▁Navy ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁matter ▁had ▁been ▁completed . ▁Mod ly ▁added ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁White ▁House ▁pressure ▁when ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁remove ▁Cro z ier . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁April ▁Mod ly ▁tra ve led ▁ ▁to ▁Gu am ▁on ▁a ▁Navy ▁executive ▁jet ; ▁the ▁trip ▁was ▁later ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁cost ▁tax pay ers ▁at ▁least ▁$ 2 4 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁visited ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁crew ▁over ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁public ▁address ▁system . ▁He ▁began ▁by ▁bl aming ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁for ▁w ors ening ▁the ▁out break ▁by ▁not ▁reve aling ▁how ▁bad ▁the ▁disease ▁was . ▁He ▁continued ▁by ▁critic izing ▁Cro z ier ▁as ▁" to o ▁na ï ve ▁or ▁too ▁stupid ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁command ing ▁officer " ▁if ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁realize ▁that ▁his ▁letter ▁would ▁be ▁le aked ▁to ▁the ▁media . ▁Mod ly ▁also ▁sc old ed ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁crew ▁for ▁che ering ▁their ▁captain ▁as ▁Cro z ier ▁depart ed ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁trans cript ▁and ▁an ▁audio ▁recording ▁of ▁Mod ly ' s ▁speech ▁was ▁immediately ▁le aked ▁and ▁widely ▁critic ized . ▁Senator ▁Tim ▁K aine ▁stated , ▁" It ' s ▁deeply ▁disappoint ing ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁deliver ▁a