The Mattis Resignation Puts Trump In Real Danger

December 21, 2018 · 9:51 am ET · Leave a Comment

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Jim Mattis’s surprise protest resignation was the first in history for a Secretary of Defense. Jimmy Carter lost a Secretary of State in 1980 when Cyrus Vance resigned over the bungled attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran. But this is completely different. Mattis resigned not over a single policy decision but because he rejected President Trump’s entire foreign policy.

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