Mattis: "The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values—our values as people and our values as a nation." 
Mattis: "Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered...to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens—much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief"
Mattis on Trump: "The Nazi slogan for destroying us was 'Divide and Conquer'...Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us...We can unite without him."
Absolutely required reading.
This is a U.S. Marine four-star whom Trump himself appointed as Secretary of Defense.
I can't think of anyone whose denunciation would carry more weight.
It really is #AmericaOrTrump.
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
This is a U.S. Marine four-star whom Trump himself appointed as Secretary of Defense.
I can't think of anyone whose denunciation would carry more weight.
It really is #AmericaOrTrump.
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Unlikely to happen but I appreciate the sentiment.
