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Trump says he would have made a 'good general' while trashing Mattis' service and claiming he really
I generally refuse to consider his insane rants worthy of attention. I want to refuse to think of him as newsworthy, period, unless he quits.
This one time, I relented. I reposted this in LBN. Please accept my apologies.
Trump says he would have made a 'good general' while trashing Mattis' service and claiming he really fired him
Ryan Pickrell 17m
• President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he essentially "fired" former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, criticizing the outgoing defense chief's service,
• "What's he done for me? How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good," Trump said at a Wednesday Cabinet meeting.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he essentially "fired" former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, criticizing the outgoing defense chief's service in the Marine Corps and his two years leading the Defense Department.
"What's he done for me? How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting, according to Bloomberg News. "As you know, President Obama fired him, and essentially so did I," he explained to reporters, contradicting an earlier statement.
"I think I would've been a good general, but who knows," the president, who has not served in the military and sought five deferments to avoid being sent to Vietnam, further remarked.
Plans for Mattis to step down as the defense secretary were first announced in a presidential tweet that said the revered former Marine general was retiring.
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Ryan Pickrell 17m
• President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he essentially "fired" former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, criticizing the outgoing defense chief's service,
• "What's he done for me? How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good," Trump said at a Wednesday Cabinet meeting.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he essentially "fired" former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, criticizing the outgoing defense chief's service in the Marine Corps and his two years leading the Defense Department.
"What's he done for me? How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting, according to Bloomberg News. "As you know, President Obama fired him, and essentially so did I," he explained to reporters, contradicting an earlier statement.
Link to tweet
"I think I would've been a good general, but who knows," the president, who has not served in the military and sought five deferments to avoid being sent to Vietnam, further remarked.
Plans for Mattis to step down as the defense secretary were first announced in a presidential tweet that said the revered former Marine general was retiring.
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Politics
Trump Trashes Mattis After Exit: ‘What’s He Done for Me?’
By Toluse Olorunnipa
January 2, 2019, 1:43 PM EST
• President says he thinks he would have been a good general
• Mattis issued searing letter after Trump’s Syria decision
President Donald Trump disparaged just-departed Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his first Cabinet meeting of the new year, criticizing management of the Afghanistan war and claiming he “essentially” fired the four-star general, who abruptly resigned last month.
Trump prefaced his comments Wednesday by saying Mattis had personally thanked him for helping secure $716 billion for national security in the current fiscal year. But then he quickly turned. ... "What’s he done for me?” Trump said. “How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good.”
The president -- who was exempted from the draft during the Vietnam War over bone spurs -- added that U.S. generals have done a bad job in Afghanistan over nearly two decades and said that he thinks he “would’ve been a good general, but who knows.”
Trump spoke during a Cabinet meeting in which Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan took part. Shanahan, speaking earlier, largely limited his comments to discussing the Pentagon’s cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security on border issues.
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Trump Trashes Mattis After Exit: ‘What’s He Done for Me?’
By Toluse Olorunnipa
January 2, 2019, 1:43 PM EST
• President says he thinks he would have been a good general
• Mattis issued searing letter after Trump’s Syria decision
President Donald Trump disparaged just-departed Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his first Cabinet meeting of the new year, criticizing management of the Afghanistan war and claiming he “essentially” fired the four-star general, who abruptly resigned last month.
Trump prefaced his comments Wednesday by saying Mattis had personally thanked him for helping secure $716 billion for national security in the current fiscal year. But then he quickly turned. ... "What’s he done for me?” Trump said. “How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good.”
The president -- who was exempted from the draft during the Vietnam War over bone spurs -- added that U.S. generals have done a bad job in Afghanistan over nearly two decades and said that he thinks he “would’ve been a good general, but who knows.”
Trump spoke during a Cabinet meeting in which Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan took part. Shanahan, speaking earlier, largely limited his comments to discussing the Pentagon’s cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security on border issues.
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He fancies himself the likes of Duerte...all those shiny medals and the cool hat and people saluting you and parades...
It's truly disgusting
...and what qualifies his to say SHIT about Afghanistan?
