12/23/18: Angered by all the attention given the resignation of Secretary Mattis, Trump does what he does best. He takes the craven course. He announces, via Twitter, that Mattis is out on January 1.
“Just vindictive.”
Reaction to this and other recent presidential moves is almost unanimously negative. Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, offers this typical reaction: “And now Trump gets rid of SecDef Mattis almost immediately. No smooth transition. No effort at reassurance to allies. Just vindictive.”
President Emmanuel Macron of France
criticizes the president’s snap decision to withdraw forces from Syria, saying
that “an ally must be reliable [emphasis added].” French forces have
been fighting by our side against the Islamic State, but it is now unclear what
will happen to that effort. Mattis was always “reliable,” Macron says,
delivering a back-handed slap to the fool in the Oval Office.
Feeling bad about all the criticism he’s taking, Trump tweet-whines before heading off to bed. At 11:26 p.m. we get this, including the quote from Fox News:
“The President has been remarkable. I do
not doubt that he will thrive in this new environment, and he will be a
constant reminder of what populism is.” Thank you to Tammy Bruce and Steve
Hilton. Presidential Harassment has been with me from the beginning!
The tears of a clown: Presidential Harassment!
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French troops serving in Syria. Now Trump is getting out! |
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