Trump's defense chief, unlike boss, says has no issues with media
Source: Reuters
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday distanced himself from President Donald Trump's assessment of the media as "the enemy of the American people," saying during his first trip to the Middle East that he had no problems with the press.
Asked whether he agreed with Trump's remarks, Mattis said: "I've had some rather contentious times with the press. But no, the press, as far as I'm concerned, are a constituency that we deal with. And I don't have any issues with the press, myself."
(Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Mark Potter)
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underpants
(182,274 posts)Tillerson apparently is filling that role too.
DK504
(3,847 posts)but he has done zero to fill the State Dept. empty posts, nor has he begun to bring the lifers on board to help with the slack.
underpants
(182,274 posts)He wasn't present when Bibi was in DC.
Apparently he and Mattis were key to booting Flynn.
jalan48
(13,797 posts)SecDef Mattis is a man of high integrity. In spite of his nickname, he is a thoughtful and careful leader, who has never shown anything but devotion to the men and women in his various commands.
He is one of a couple of outliers in the fat, fucking slob's administration.
Marthe48
(16,691 posts)We need a lot more people jumping off trump's crazy train
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)well let me give you a big clue, on defense spending.
Most of the NATO members are spending big bucks on modernization, like the F-35 coming on line in there countries, and other combat gear, you do realize that when they buy that F-35 it drives down the unit cost of the aircraft, so in your realm of fascist logic to support a sexual predator, and being called "grown-up" in and on this team , you are a disgrace, for saying yes, why did you say what you said about NATO. MY response to your comments FU. The below article is reality
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/02/mattis-tells-nato-pay-or-pay-piper
You are still a team member to a sexual predator, you can try to distance yourself from what the sexual predator is trying to do to the press, but if he fulfills is dream of taking down the 1st amendment, the question needs to be asked, who's side are you on, now, not later?