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The Story Continues (19659006) Former President Barack Obama sacked Mattis at the head of the US Central Command. in 2013, largely because of Mattis' increasingly warmongering stance towards Iran.
Mattis resigned Thursday from Trump's cabinet in protest against the PL withdraw all US forces from Syria.
But Trump wrote that he was assured that Mattis was better equipped and more powerful in his role as the Pentagon's leader since January 2017.
"An interesting relationship, but I'm not sure. also gave all the resources that he never really had. The Allies are very important, but not when they take advantage of their presence, "Trump said on Twitter.
The last line of the president's message seemed destined to return to Mattis' letter of resignation .
We must do everything in our power to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and this effort is reinforced by the solidarity of our allies, "he wrote. Mattis.
Prior to being appointed Secretary of Defense Mattis had served on the board of directors of defense giant General Dynamics and Theranos, a biotech company since its dissolution, in Silicon Valley.It was also member of the Hoover Institution, a conservative think-tank at Stanford University, and did some private consulting 19659016] This article with the following tag: [1 9659015] Subscribe to the latest scoops Sign up for POLITICO Playbook and receive the latest news every morning in your inbox.
