House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) said Thursday evening that she was disturbed to learn about the abrupt resignation of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
“I am shaken by the resignation of Gen. Mattis, for what it means to our country, for the message it sends to our troops and for the indication of what his view is of the commander-in-chief,” Pelosi told ABC News.
Rep. Pelosi: "Yes, I am shaken by the resignation of Gen. Mattis, for what it means to our country, for the message it sends to our troops and for the indication of what his view is of the commander-in-chief." https://t.co/WbxmlFGp62 pic.twitter.com/7bg69cAVa7
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 21, 2018
Mattis tendered his resignation in a letter laying out his disagreements with President Trump on everything from “treating our allies with respect” to growing to close to “authoritarian” countries like Russia and China. Mattis reportedly chose to resign this week over his concerns about Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan without a plan in place for what will happen once they are gone.
The retiring general was making a clear statement with his carefully-worded letter, distributing copies of it throughout the Pentagon, according to a New York Times report.
“You have leaders, great leaders who have left this administration in dismay,” Pelosi told ABC of Mattis’ departure. “And the rest of them have left in disgrace. And that’s what this administration has been about.”
Shaken?
More like terrified now that Charley Brown has the football…
The fact that so-called Liberals think that the thoroughly-documented war criminal James Mattis was the “adult” in the Trump “Administration” should scare the living hell out of anyone with more than two brain cells…
I thought her statement was exactly what was needed. The democrats need to make clear that Trump is endangering the United States, and taking actions - for reasons unknown (which they will get to the bottom of with oversight) - that benifit Putin, and now it appears the Turkish President.
Republicans still have a slight edge in polls for national security, and Pelosi and Schumer (and better yet Shiff) need to make this a major issue that they highlight. Republicans are aiding and supporing a traitor, and that really is the most important issue for our future right now.
She is definitely positioning herself to be a major Trump critic. Excelsior!
I can’t choose between
“Shaken, not stirred”
or
“Shocked, shocked, to hear…”
Meh.