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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:21 PM Oct 2018

Trump: Mattis is 'sort of a Democrat, 'don't know' if he plans to leave admin

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump said in an interview segment released Sunday that he was unsure how long Defense Secretary James Mattis planned to stay in his administration.

"Well, I don't know," Trump said when asked whether the Pentagon chief would be leaving in an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes." "He hasn't told me that."

Trump said the two maintained "a very good relationship," but he allowed for the possibility Mattis would leave.

"I think he's sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth," Trump said in the interview slated to air Sunday night. "But General Mattis is a good guy. We get along very well. He may leave. I mean, at some point, everybody leaves. Everybody. People leave. That's Washington."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/14/politics/donald-trump-james-mattis/index.html

Calling Mattis "some sort of Democrat" must mean Trump thinks he's not a rapist, racist, or corrupt.

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Trump: Mattis is 'sort of a Democrat, 'don't know' if he plans to leave admin (Original Post) Julian Englis Oct 2018 OP

And Trump is "sort of an asshole". Initech Oct 2018 #1

Seven words, exactly the SAME seven words I was about to type!!!! George II Oct 2018 #4

Hey great minds and such! Initech Oct 2018 #5

Not "sort of" IMO. irisblue Oct 2018 #6

True, he's a colossal asshole! Initech Oct 2018 #7

In other words, Mattis is a dead man walking. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #2

John "Iraq War" Bolton has wanted his head for months. sandensea Oct 2018 #3

Trump-to-English translation follows jmowreader Oct 2018 #8

+1 sandensea Oct 2018 #10

Let's hope Turbineguy Oct 2018 #9

Sounds like he might be the only sane person in the room. japple Oct 2018 #11

Any Repub with an ounce of brains these days is... Javaman Oct 2018 #12

"sort of a democrat" lanlady Oct 2018 #13

Initech

(100,076 posts)

1. And Trump is "sort of an asshole".

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:25 PM

Oct 2018

George II

(67,782 posts)

4. Seven words, exactly the SAME seven words I was about to type!!!!

Reply to Initech (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:45 PM

Oct 2018

Initech

(100,076 posts)

5. Hey great minds and such!

Reply to George II (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:46 PM

Oct 2018

irisblue

(32,975 posts)

6. Not "sort of" IMO.

Reply to Initech (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:46 PM

Oct 2018

Initech

(100,076 posts)

7. True, he's a colossal asshole!

Reply to irisblue (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:47 PM

Oct 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)

2. In other words, Mattis is a dead man walking.

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:26 PM

Oct 2018

Which unqualified sycophant will he be replaced with?

sandensea

(21,635 posts)

3. John "Iraq War" Bolton has wanted his head for months.

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:27 PM

Oct 2018

My guess is that Cheeto will fire Mattis within days of the election. They'll probably start some war early next year.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

8. Trump-to-English translation follows

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:50 PM

Oct 2018

"I really want Erik Prince to be Secretary of Defense. I can't fire that loser Mattis until after the election because my base loves him and they'd turn against me if I don't turn them against him. So I'll start running him down now, and in December I should have all the support I need to get rid of him."

sandensea

(21,635 posts)

10. +1

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 05:08 PM

Oct 2018

"And I wanna war - like the kind that gave that idiot Bush his reelection. And hey: Wadda I need to get one? Another 9/11 or something?"

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

9. Let's hope

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:24 PM

Oct 2018

Mattis takes the wiring diagram of the nukular button with him.

japple

(9,825 posts)

11. Sounds like he might be the only sane person in the room.

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #9)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 06:11 PM

Oct 2018

It's really frightening.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

12. Any Repub with an ounce of brains these days is...

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:28 PM

Oct 2018

"Sort of a democrat"

lanlady

(7,134 posts)

13. "sort of a democrat"

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 02:46 PM

Oct 2018

"but he's a good guy." Nice way to insinuate that being a Democrat and a good person as a rule are mutually exclusive. Such a uniter, our POTUS. Such a profound thinker.

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