https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...was-just-a-little-reasonable?detail=emaildkre
First Kelly, not Mattis, Twittler is only listening to REAL extremists, like Porn Star Mustache Schmuck.
'Mad Dog' Mattis is on the outs with Trump—he was just a touch too reasonable
Kerry Eleveld
Daily Kos Staff
Monday June 25, 2018 · 10:20 AM PDT
The last thing most liberals ever thought they would fear was a president who kept the advice of a four-star Marine general at arm's length. Sadly, it seems like that day is here. Defense Secretary James Mattis is on the outs with Donald Trump and has been for months.
Mattis has reportedly been blindsided by many of Trump's latest and most consequential announcements, including his decision to finally pull out the Iran nuclear deal in early May, his recent concession to North Korea's Kim Jong Un to suspend military exercises with South Korea, and his direction that the Pentagon create a new branch dedicated to building a Space Force. NBC writes:
So much for the generals who might rein in Trump. John Kelly has lost basically all control over the White House while also being in full agreement with Trump's most racist anti-immigrant policies. Trump found listening to the reasoned insights of H.R. McMaster, his now ousted national security adviser, intolerable. And Mattis, somewhat like Kelly, remains but with a highly diminished profile.
First Kelly, not Mattis, Twittler is only listening to REAL extremists, like Porn Star Mustache Schmuck.
'Mad Dog' Mattis is on the outs with Trump—he was just a touch too reasonable
Kerry Eleveld
Daily Kos Staff
Monday June 25, 2018 · 10:20 AM PDT
The last thing most liberals ever thought they would fear was a president who kept the advice of a four-star Marine general at arm's length. Sadly, it seems like that day is here. Defense Secretary James Mattis is on the outs with Donald Trump and has been for months.
Mattis has reportedly been blindsided by many of Trump's latest and most consequential announcements, including his decision to finally pull out the Iran nuclear deal in early May, his recent concession to North Korea's Kim Jong Un to suspend military exercises with South Korea, and his direction that the Pentagon create a new branch dedicated to building a Space Force. NBC writes:
In recent months, however, the president has cooled on Mattis, in part because he's come to believe his defense secretary looks down on him and slow-walks his policy directives, according to current and former administration officials.
The dynamic was exacerbated with Trump's announcement in March that he had chosen John Bolton as national security adviser, a move Mattis opposed, and Mike Pompeo's confirmation as secretary of state soon after.
Now when Trump wants some cheerleading for his most bellicose instincts he can turn to Bolton or Pompeo, rather getting actual advice or tempering from Mattis. Trump originally liked the idea of having a guy called "Mad Dog" Mattis at his side until it turned out he was rather more cerebral and studied than his impulsive nickname suggested. The dynamic was exacerbated with Trump's announcement in March that he had chosen John Bolton as national security adviser, a move Mattis opposed, and Mike Pompeo's confirmation as secretary of state soon after.
So much for the generals who might rein in Trump. John Kelly has lost basically all control over the White House while also being in full agreement with Trump's most racist anti-immigrant policies. Trump found listening to the reasoned insights of H.R. McMaster, his now ousted national security adviser, intolerable. And Mattis, somewhat like Kelly, remains but with a highly diminished profile.
