In Oval Office Interview, Trump Blasts Mattis, ‘Military-Industrial Complex’
By Sean Davis and Mollie Hemingway President Donald Trump blasted former Defense Secretary James Mattis as “terrible,” criticized the power of the “military-industrial complex,” and defended his decision to draw down America’s military presence in Syria following the United States’ successful destruction of the Islamic State there. Trump’s comments about Mattis came before Mattis published a statement attacking Trump and falsely claiming the military had never been used to support law enforcement in responding to violent riots. Trump said opposition from establishment figures like Mattis wasn’t driven by personality or tactical disagreements but by entirely different worldviews. The president was...
By Sean Davis and Mollie Hemingway President Donald Trump blasted former Defense Secretary James Mattis as “terrible,” criticized the power of the “military-industrial complex,” and defended his decision to draw down America’s military presence in Syria following the United...
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