Former Mattis Aide Describes What It's Like Trying To Brief Trump

[babylonsister]

https://crooksandliars.com/2019/10/former-mattis-aide-describes-what-its

Former Mattis Aide Describes What It's Like Trying To Brief Trump
"All the president's answers were simplistic and ad hoc, shooting from the hip on issues of global importance," the former Navy pilot said.
By Susie Madrak
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Guy Snodgrass, the man who was communications director under Secretary of Defense James Mattis was on CNN's New Day this morning to plug his new book, Holding the Line: Inside Trump's Pentagon with Secretary Mattis.

"You were talking about the pressure that's been put on you, you said 'It seems that military members are all honorable when we close our mouths and hold our tongues, but when we give ourselves a voice, when we dare speak truth to power, well, then our honor is questioned,' " John Berman said.

He asked Snodgrass how it felt, watching the attacks on Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman by the president and his allies.

"Anytime you go after someone's characterization of their service based on the fact you don't like what they're saying is pretty dangerous," Snodgrass said. "

Berman read from the book:

Many times during Secretary Tillerson's tenure, reporters would claim that he thought his boss was an idiot and Tillerson would deny it publicly but there was no doubt among most observers in the room that day that Tillerson was thinking exactly that. Both men, Mattis and Tillerson, were despondent. We had just witnessed a meeting with Trump up close and personal. Now we knew why access was controlled so tightly. For the remainder of the meeting, President Trump veered from topic to topic like a squirrel caught in traffic, dashing one way and then another. All the president's answers were simplistic and ad hoc, shooting from the hip on issues of global importance.

Hoo boy.

[SunSeeker]

1. "Like a squirrel caught in traffic."

Yep.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Um, wait, isn't that the thing on his head ? nt

[SunSeeker]

20. LOL

[katmondoo]

2. I feel as if I were living at the time of the fall of Rome

Bad rulers caused an Empire to fail. Another ruler like Trump could be our end too.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. Another term would be the end, absolutely.

[calimary]

13. trump would love this, you know. He's probably commission one.

[Va Lefty]

3. "Very stable genius"

[crazytown]

17. the very model of a very stable genius

[PSPS]

4. "to plug his new book." IOW, the segment was an advertisement.

[babylonsister]

5. Doesn't make it any less true. nt

[cwydro]

8. Exactly.

Thanks for posting this.

I’ve been out of the loop for awhile.

[TeamPooka]

9. Don't look now but everyone on TV is selling something.

[awesomerwb1]

7. This quote:

"All the president's answers were simplistic and ad hoc, shooting from the hip on issues of global importance."

The MAGAts are gonna love that part.

[Lonestarblue]

11. The MAGATs won't know about it.

They don’t read real news, and they’ll never hear it from Fox or hate radio. Choosing to remain ignorant is something they share with Trump.

[SCantiGOP]

10. You wouldn't hire this guy

To clean up the 7-11 bathrooms; how did anyone possibly vote to put him in charge of the largest economy and military in the world?

[Aviation Pro]

12. Because...

...he talks like the loser white guy cleaning bathrooms at 7-11.

[Brother Buzz]

15. Ouch!

[Kaiserguy]

18. At least the loser white guy cleaning bathrooms at 7-11

is doing an honest job. Trump couldn't do an honest job or be honest if his life depended on it.

[The Mouth]

19. But Trump can make the loser white guy cleaning bathrooms

feel like a 'real 'murican', and picks on the same people that guy cleaning bathrooms hates. THAT'S his strength.

[Nasruddin]

21. bullseye

Perhaps his life depends on just what he is doing.

[klook]

22. Thank you.

Pretty much what I was about to post. The guy cleaning the bathrooms at 7-11 is actually providing value to society. He has my utmost respect.

The loathesome usurper slithering around the White House? Not so much.

[H2O Man]

14. Recommended.