Mattis Eviscerates Trump Worldview in Blunt Resignation Letter
- Pentagon chief cites his ‘four decades of immersion’ in policy
- Resignation letter praises Pentagon staff, troops -- not Trump
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The world long wondered what Defense Secretary Jim Mattis thought about Donald Trump’s approach to the world. Now it knows.
In a scathing two-page letter that Mattis said reflected his “four decades of immersion” in national security issues, the four-star general praised U.S. leadership in global alliances, called out Russia and China for authoritarian behavior and said American leaders need to be “clear-eyed” about separating friends from foes.