Mattis is out.
Trump did his usual cowardly piece-of-shit firing.
Not by Twitter but via trailer for "60 Minutes" segment tonight.
He's the ultimate bottom-feeding piece of shit.
I bet Mattis found this out the same way I did.
Trump, Calling Mattis a Democrat, Opens the Door to His Departure
The defense secretary’s tenure has been subject to speculation
President Trump said that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis could be considering whether to step down from his post and said that he sees the Pentagon chief as “sort of a Democrat,” a veiled critique of one of his most popular cabinet secretaries.
“I have a very good relationship with him. I had lunch with him two days ago,” Mr. Trump told “60 Minutes” in an interview being aired Sunday. “It could be that he is” leaving, Mr. Trump said, responding to a question about whether he wants Mr. Mattis to leave.
“I think he’s sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth,” the president continued.
Trump, Calling Mattis a Democrat, Opens the Door to His Departure
There is a reason this administration has a turnover rate that beats Der Weinerschnitzel. They can't control Trump. We've got a man in the Oval office that has the emotional stability of a teenage drama queen with a 7th grade understanding of US policy. The op-ed in the New York times describes it perfectly and it's cooberated by Bob Woodward's new book FEAR.
Click this link to listen to the op-ed.
Hear the entire NYT stunning op-ed - CNN Video
REMEMBER--that time when Trump met with the Russians in the Oval office. He kicked out American media and let Russian media in. There were only 3 other Americans in the room with him. They were H.R. McMaster, national security adviser, Dina Powell deputy national security adviser, and Rex Tillerson, secretary of State. So which one of these 3 leaded to the media that Trump had given the Russians classified information that had not gone through the process of being declassifed?
Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador
Who was in Trump's meeting with the Russians? - CNNPolitics
I don't believe that Trump made a mistake, I believe he was showing Vladimir Putin what he could get away with as POTUS.
U.S. intelligence had warned Isreali intelligence months before that Trump was compromised by the Russians, and not to give any classified information to him.
The source of the intel Trump shared with Russia reportedly was warned months ago not to give it to him
Of course H.R.. McMaster is gone, Rex Tillerson is gone, & Dina Powell is gone.
These people swore an oath to this country, (not Trump) that they would protect & defend against foreign & domestic enemies. Did it ever occur to anyone that they may consider Trump to be the enemy?
They are the LEAKERS. They are the last line of defense, as explained in the above op-ed.
Here is a list of all the firings since March, 2018, excluding General Mattis and Nikki Haley who quit last week.
A running list of Trump administration firings and departures