Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigns, scolding Trump over military judgment

Morning_Joe Trump can't fire Mattis during a shutdown!

Trump does not have the right to pull the American people down to the gutter

OH WELL!!

all I want for Christmas is a dominos effect “REPUBLICAN RESIGNATION, including realDonaldTrump. Make America GREAT again. Who many out there have the same wish?

Mr Mattis we need you the United States need you more than ever you were the rabid dogs leash.

No ! The General stays. TRUMP goes. Time to drink up Donald. Pick up the loose change from the bar. You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here.

Morning_Joe But he had the best credentials! His nickname is 'Mad Dog'!!

Scary times without him

Morning_Joe Sorry. While beautifully written, the language was far too high-brow for the nit-wit crowd that follows the King Nitwit. He should have just said, “I cannot be party to a buffoon and idiot who is intent on destroying our country.” That might have stood a better chance.

Trump has talked for almost four years his plans to withdraw troops from Syria. Why is the Left surprised. The same Libeals who don't want to protect our own borders are screaming over Syria. The adult is not Mattis who decided to take his toys and go home.

So I’ll take my shovel, my sand bucket and go home. copout goinggetstoughjustleave americafirst

CarmenYulinCruz Mayor Carmen, who was the last person that quite your administration because they disagree with the way you run San Juan? Who do you have in the Mayor office that will stand up and say you spend too much time Campaigning for Governor? The truth be known U could care less 4 Mattis

Well done. 👍

Morning_Joe I hope God will bless America, we need it..

No, he through a tantrum about America being out from under foreign thumbs. LiberalismIsAMentalDisease

Morning_Joe realDonaldTrump He is a gracious men & Worrier served two years & was ready to retire in January, understands he & president has some disagreement, nothing wrong with that.He still will serve to his country ,although he is retired and help to president.

Morning_Joe Secretary of Defense Mattis Is completely right. President Trump is ruining the reputation of our Military. 45 Now has the economy failing. Trump did not serve in military and it's obvious he has no idea. Wife of 40 years to a Vietam Veteran.

Morning_Joe Thank you for your service. You stood your ground until the end. Pray for America we’ll need it💙🇺🇸💙🙏

Takes an honorable man to see that and move on. A lesser man would have stayed and whined about it. As Trump said, he served with distinction.

Morning_Joe Don’t worry everyone....our new defense strategy is Trump trusting his gut.

Ppl Of Principle, Ethics, Honor Valor,Patriotisn Can Tolerate Foolishness, Stupidity, Ineptness, Dishonesty, Corruption For Only So Long.Eventually U Have To Take A Stand For What Is Right Upright, Just.

Morning_Joe Was Mattis hinting that America’s departure from NATO is imminent?

Morning_Joe Is Trump now planning on pulling out of NATO?

Morning_Joe MAD DOG MATTIS FOR PRESIDENT!

Morning_Joe The end of a great nation .

Morning_Joe For the love of god. Republicans have pence . What's a Republican party if russia is the boss. This country is coming too a end. Republicans don't care. And news media talks like the man in the white house is a normal human being. Obviously he is not.

Morning_Joe Mattis’ referencing NATO’s commitment to America after 911 makes me wonder if Trump is now threatening the alliance

Morning_Joe Mattis’ statement about standing by NATO is telling

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Morning_Joe Make NO mistake realDonaldTrump is a FOREIGN AGENT (Spy, Turncoat, Puppet King, Compromised Coward etc...) and what U R watching is a SlowCoup DismantlingOfUSA FrogInBoilingPot WakeUpAmerica FakePresident RiggedElection WeKnowTreasonWhenWeSeeIt 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Resigning on principle seems noble, however, it leaves the possibility of the child selecting someone who won’t, control the child’s impulses. The military and intelligence community needs to stop respecting the position and cordon the child to his room. Save the government.

Morning_Joe NewDay make the mistake realDonaldTrump is a FOREIGN AGENT (Spy, Turncoat, Puppet King, Compromised Coward etc...) and what U R watching is a SlowCoup DismantlingOfUSA FrogsInBoilingPot WakeUpAmerica FakePresident RiggedElection WeKnowTreasonWhenWeSeeIt 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Be worried, our country is in danger

Morning_Joe Why should the Secretary of Defense should have views that align with the President? What about the people? We're pretty tired of these interventionist wars. Ours kids are dying for oligarchs to steal resources. IRAQ AFHGHANISTAN USA HumanRightsViolations Guantanamo

Morning_Joe Matt is has too much dignity as an American General to stand by Donald Trump as Trump sells out his country to Russia and Turkey. Mattis is a profile in courage.

Morning_Joe Jim Mattis: A man so ballsy, his eyes have balls.

....THIS ABOUT... ..TRUMP...DISTRACTION...AGAIN... ...TRUMP WANTS..US..NOT..TO TALK ABOUT...THE TRUMP 'CHARITY' FOUNDATION.... ...TRUMP..USED IT..AS HIS.. 'PIGGY BANK'..... ....HOW 'LOW'..CAN THIS MAN GO

The media barely covered this, I saw it on youtube.

and yet Trump still has supporters. His own cabinet won't even work with him because he's ridiculous

It is very disappointing to see him go. He was an irreplaceable asset to the Military.

Morning_Joe America is greatful for the many years of dedicated service he has given.

Fight!!

Trump is now a national security threat. This smells like his deflection tactic from the legal team caving on him. Who’s going to stop Trump from starting world war 3 or diminishing US power because Putin and Kim Jung Un want him too?

Morning_Joe All this talk about us going to happen to Trump in the near future - what about his base, a third of our population corrupted by his team's and Russia's propaganda? How do we reconcile with people who have been calling us 'snowflakes & libtards?' How do we heal after this?

Trump is taking this country right down the toilet.

His reason for leaving basically destroys Trump but bet trump doesn't comprehend

That passive aggressive part should have been left out as it fuels the media’s insatiable appetite for Trump’s destruction. Less than honorable Gen.

Morning_Joe VERY SAD DAY FOR AMERICA WHEN GOOD PEOPLE CAN BE RUN OFF AND THE DEVIL GETS TO KEEP RUNNING THE SHOW. THANK YOU FOR TRYING

Finally, Mattis shows some dignity

But the America people do not.

Took a stand. Good for him. Too bad Republicans and Susan Collins are too afraid to do that.

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We all should admire Gen Mattis but if Trump gets the SoD with views aligned to him it will be the end of the World.

Morning_Joe You mean his letter of PROTEST (not of retirement to spend time with family as weak marcorubio intimated). Thank you JoeNBC for having on Ambassador Burns. Learned a new word today to describe and define realDonaldTrump — FECKLESS. Unfortunately, it’s perfect!

Thanks Jim Mattis for having the balls to stand up to this lying bigoted and Putin loving so called President.

I don’t know how General Mattis has last this long working for Trump. Now all stability and grounded common sense has vacated the Pentagon.

Morning_Joe Guys trump wants to be the only one at the head and not have a cabinet advising him

Morning_Joe Does trump want his wall so badly to keep people out of is it to keep us in?

Here is the new alignment absent Mattis...

Morning_Joe Who remembers Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter on the 2016 ballot?

Mattis did a great job! But it's time to weigh the cost & effectiveness of keeping troops there. Democrats would like to have troops in the middle east forever apparently.

This White House has a higher turnover rate than a Dotraki whorehouse.

We're fucked.

You have left your position open to the wolves.

Trump spun the wheel and it came up troop reduction, he has no view or plan.

Mattis has to bale,, reluctantly he is part of the global war machine. Heads will roll when Trump exposes this.

'What you need is a real a-hole, and I cannot fill that position.'

Elect. A. Clown. Expect. A. Circus.

Don’t forget that Mattis, McMaster, Tillerson, and Kelly were supposed to save us. They haven’t. And they’re gone. The only acts that will save us now are tough oversight and massive electoral turnout. We can do better.

Go get some sleep you look like you need it. James will never stop being an important person.

Tiffany Trump for Defense Secretary!

Very elegant and at the same time biting and disclosing. Mattis is leaving in style.

This is what happens when a 6 time bankrupt reality show clown is elected president.

Conspicuous by its absence is one even remote word of praise for our incompetent and dangerous President from one of our nation’s most revered generals. Very telling.

realDonaldTrump has to be the weakest, dumbest President in US History. Many say that the Democrats should not be in a hurry to impeach Trump, I say it’s time As soon as possible. Trump is the worst ever.

trump clearly does not know how the would works !

That’s a man who has earned an easy retirement. Have a cold one, Mad Dog, we’ll need your battle tested resolve for the real fight.

I love Mattis, but may I remind you, he is not the President...his choice.

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