Mattis on Trump's Tweets: 'Beneath the Dignity of the Presidency'

[SunSeeker]

In his first interview since resigning from office, former Defense Secretary Mattis appeared reluctant to directly criticize the president, but when he was asked about Trump’s tweets about North Korea he said: “Any Marine general or any other senior servant of the people of the United States would find that, to use a mild euphemism, counterproductive and beneath the dignity of the presidency.” Mattis appeared to explain his decision not to speak out more directly by saying: “I may not like a commander in chief one fricking bit, but our system puts the commander in chief there, and to further weaken him when we’re up against real threats—I mean, we could be at war on the Korean peninsula, every time they start launching something.” His aides reportedly told The Atlantic that Mattis believes Trump has “limited cognitive ability,” and a “generally dubious character.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mattis-on-trumps-tweets-beneath-the-dignity-of-the-presidency?ref=home

[hlthe2b]

1. This from the full article at the Atlantic.. What a strange picture:

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Has Trump already jailed him? Is he perched behind a desk at the Border Wall? What the hell is this?

Link for the full article (daily beast only excerpts)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/james-mattis-trump/596665/

[SunSeeker]

3. Seems appropriate. We're all in Trump's prison of hellish chaos. nt

[LastDemocratInSC]

8. Corrugated metal walls on a building?

[True Dough]

2. Mattis is right

But that's not saying much. Trump has done far worse than tweet about North Korea.

[world wide wally]

4. Dear Mattis,

There is no fucking bottom.

[exboyfil]

5. Not one word about Helsinki

That should have been a deal breaker for any true American. We got a mini-redux at the G7.

[hlthe2b]

6. He hints at end of the Atlantic article (see my link in post above) he will speak out AFTER TRUMP

His book is not about time with Trump and he's made it clear he will say nothing while he is in office. But that last paragraph of the full Atlantic article suggests to me he is only biding his time.

[mopinko]

7. maybe he would like to come talk to the congress.

we should subpoena him.

[empedocles]

9. People like Mattis need to be convening with other Mattis types to

protect the country - like the Brits are belatedly doing.