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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 11:39 AM Feb 2017

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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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-press-mattis-idUSKBN15Y0MB?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

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Trump's defense chief, unlike boss, says has no issues with media (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2017 OP
Mattis is the only grownup underpants Feb 2017 #1
I'd love to give Tillerson the Grown Up award, DK504 Feb 2017 #6
He's in the air constantly underpants Feb 2017 #7
Good cop, bad cop routine? jalan48 Feb 2017 #2
No Aviation Pro Feb 2017 #5
Good to hear Marthe48 Feb 2017 #3
Hey Mattis didn't you and (pencil) Pence say that NATO needs to spend more turbinetree Feb 2017 #4

DK504

(3,847 posts)
6. I'd love to give Tillerson the Grown Up award,
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 01:15 PM
Feb 2017

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)
7. He's in the air constantly
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 01:20 PM
Feb 2017

He wasn't present when Bibi was in DC.

Apparently he and Mattis were key to booting Flynn.

Aviation Pro

(12,053 posts)
5. No
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 12:35 PM
Feb 2017

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.

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
4. Hey Mattis didn't you and (pencil) Pence say that NATO needs to spend more
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 12:02 PM
Feb 2017

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?




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