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In his first interview since resigning from office, former Defense Secretary Mattis appeared reluctant to directly criticize the president, but when he was asked about Trumps tweets about North Korea he said: Any Marine general or any other senior servant of the people of the United States would find that, to use a mild euphemism, counterproductive and beneath the dignity of the presidency. Mattis appeared to explain his decision not to speak out more directly by saying: I may not like a commander in chief one fricking bit, but our system puts the commander in chief there, and to further weaken him when were up against real threatsI mean, we could be at war on the Korean peninsula, every time they start launching something. His aides reportedly told The Atlantic that Mattis believes Trump has limited cognitive ability, and a generally dubious character.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mattis-on-trumps-tweets-beneath-the-dignity-of-the-presidency?ref=home
hlthe2b
(102,238 posts)?1566932344
Has Trump already jailed him? Is he perched behind a desk at the Border Wall? What the hell is this?
Link for the full article (daily beast only excerpts)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/james-mattis-trump/596665/
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)True Dough
(17,304 posts)But that's not saying much. Trump has done far worse than tweet about North Korea.
world wide wally
(21,742 posts)There is no fucking bottom.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)That should have been a deal breaker for any true American. We got a mini-redux at the G7.
hlthe2b
(102,238 posts)His book is not about time with Trump and he's made it clear he will say nothing while he is in office. But that last paragraph of the full Atlantic article suggests to me he is only biding his time.
mopinko
(70,091 posts)we should subpoena him.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)protect the country - like the Brits are belatedly doing.