Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
A close adviser to ex-Defense Secretary James Mattis has written a “sometimes shocking” book detailing the “complicated relationship” between Mattis and President Trump, and describing how Mattis worked to block some of Trump’s proposals, NBC News reports.
Written by the secretary’s former communications director, retired Navy Cmdr. Guy “Bus” Snodgrass, Holding the Line: Inside the Pentagon With General Mattis is scheduled for publication in October.
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