Mattis turned down White House calls to go on 'Fox & Friends': report

[DonViejo]

BY AIDA CHAVEZ - 06/12/17 10:08 AM EDT

Defense Secretary James Mattis has been turning down regular requests by White House aides to appear on "Fox & Friends," the New York Times reported Monday.

Mattis has reportedly been asked weekly to give an interview Fox News's morning show, which strongly backs President Trump.

Trump has publicly praised "Fox & Friends" repeatedly, mostly recently thanking the show in a tweet for its "great reporting" last week after fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Link to tweet

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Mattis will appear before the Senate and House Armed Services committees this week, giving lawmakers the opportunity to ask him about a range of issues publicly.

full article:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337391-mattis-turning-down-white-house-calls-to-go-on-fox-friends

[nycbos]

1. Mattis is smart enough to know that he is the only one left in the administration with a crumb...

... of respectability and going on Fox and Friends would end it.

[WhiteTara]

2. Hmm. It's not like they will ask him about

the white phosphorus being used in Syria. He liked to use it Iraq...Fallujah comes to mind.

[malaise]

3. Yep

He's just as evil as the rest of them

[WhiteTara]

4. He's a war criminal and should be at

the Hague. I hear we are leaving the IC...I guess they don't want to be hauled up on charges.

[malaise]

5. Well the US has never been interested in the ICC

It's just a tool for leaders the West dislikes.