'Enough is enough': Former Defense Secretary Mattis blasts President Trump over handling of protests

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James Mattis, President Trump's former Defense Secretary, blasted the commander-in-chief over how he has handled the wave of protests surrounding the death of George Floyd.

"We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort," wrote Mattis."We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children."

Defense Secretary James Mattis testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, April 12, 2018, in Washington. MORE: Air Force leader's impassioned tweets spark candid conversation about racism in America: "I am George Floyd" "Glad he is gone!" Trump added noting that he"he didn't like his 'leadership' style or much else about him" and said"his primary strength was not military, but rather personal public relations."

MORE: Defense secretary reverses order, keeps soldiers in DC area after opposing Insurrection Act for George Floyd protests, calling for accountability in his 'murder'

 

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Romney just might as well the DemocRAT party. Whatcha waiting for Mittins?

An American Patriot? Hmmm something like our very own American Traitor, John McCain.

Is this a yes? 🤔

Desperate POS's both of em

You in the media are the threat to our constitution. Thank goodness for social media so that we can see what a scam the legacy press is.

Great article on why some will colaberate with evil and some like Mitt will not:

Boom. It’s over Trump. If Mitch was smart, he dump Trump and put this man on the ticket. I hope this doesn’t happen cause I want to beat Trump at the ballot box.

Shup up & sit down. Stop lying

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If America keeps going in this direction ,that could be soon

Romney is a weasel

sad..didn't answer the question..

He'll have to explain to trump what a foxhole is.

U went to France on ur LDS mission, no foxholes w/ mattis. Joe Hoar got me a 10sp Peugot bike with thin tires, light as a featHER 4 $10. Heard u got in a wreck overseas&was lucky anne waitdead 4 ur return. mattis saying 45's been imMATTchore 4 3 1/2 yrs is late, like ur big dig.

Do republicans have stashes of cocaine at the capital? Everyone of them sweat like pigs on camera.

AnneRiceAuthor I'd pick Mattis over Trump in that foxhole, too. Trump's bone spurs might act up again.

It’s all giggles until the peach turns nasty not only is he pissing on Americans now everybody that works for the corrupter see how the Americans feel

I don’t think General Mattis would get in any foxhole Mitt Romney was in. 🗽🇺🇸

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Trump called Secretary Mattis 'a mad dog' , don't underestimate the power of a mad dog, it can not only bark but bite viciously.

Trump 2020🙊🙉🙈

nannieboo More like a rathole for swamp rat Romney.

SpicyTricia You want to be in a foxhole with Matt's, but what about a bunker with Trump? MittRomney until you stand up and have your own choice words toward Trump, you are hiding in that bunker with him. I will ring your offices again tomorrow, but I implore you. Denounce Trump.

Romney without a jacket? Did you catch him coming out of bed?

Of course coming from a loser to another.

chenweihua

AnneRiceAuthor Mitt Romney appears to be the only republican in DC who has any semblance of a spine.

DavidYogiBear59 GeorgeHamilton wants his tan back

Laughter. Someone dig a foxhole big enough for these two. Bet he won’t jump in with Mattis. MormonJerkRomney

Wish he were my General but Mattis disappointed me. Working with Trump, he didn't have our backs for three years! But I had my brothers in the foxholes and none of them were Romney.

Lol... no way. Figured he would have sided with Trump for sure... derp

Oh Please Mitt, During Vietnam you spent your time in a French castle 🇫🇷 pretending to convert parisians (aka No one) to Mormonism. Elite white boomers like Cheney, trump, *Bush jr. And you didn’t go to war. (*The national guard in the Vietnam era was akin to the Boy Scouts)

...explains all we need to know

SurfingBlue2020 Uh, excuse me, but, uh, never mind, lemme know when the protests are over. Ok, thanks.

Mattis Just because 'against' Trump. When they were 'in favor' they were stupid things and lies !! Hypocrites😷

You are in a fox hole with the Democrats!!

The Left eye club

Trump wouldn't fit in a fox hole!

Whatta wuss

RINO

Rofl an endorsement from Romney is not a good thing on any level

I'd expect nothing less Pierre Delecto

Can Romney run for president? Trump is a lunatic and Biden is barely breathing. Just saying.

Why don't you go hide in the bunker with him

Trump's Kool-Aid is strong. And it seems to make GOP'ers as stupid as Trump is.

The current GOP are all weak and complicit. They must go!!!!vote them out and replace with GOP who stand for conservative values and the rule of law...

These republicans are such cowards

We aren’t just blaming the president. We are blaming the Republican senators also

THAT’S ANOTHER THING. Notice the Democrats don’t want to get rid of the Insurrection Act, nor have they proposed doing so. They just don’t like it used on them! They want to use it on Christians for believing in free speech.

So.. he has a right to express his opinion but peaceful protesters (citizens) do not coz if you do he’ll send in the police and troops 🤔

The GOP is going to go down in flames along with Trump their leader. The citizens have had enough of this corruption and crimes against the American people.

How can all of you Republican leaders look the other way when an insane, unfit president is ruining the country. It’s as obvious as the nose on your face. YOU TOOK AN OATH. This must end NOW. Grow a pair!!

They are scared

Since you all want to make it about politics, this is FYI BarackObama/JoeBiden/TheDemocrats Government Reps. for people of Minneapolis were GeorgeFloyd was murdered. GeorgeFloydMemorial georgefloydfuneral

They all must resign!

His opinion exposes him as either extremity ignorant of American history and the Constitution or a political hack attempting to manipulate public attitudes damn the facts. Thank you for your prior service general but you are an absolute disgrace.

They all need to Resign

Kkkowards!

sandbox100 Opinions are just like a sphincter. We each have one. Some stink a lot more than others. Like Mattis' for instance.

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SenRonJohnson seriously can't answer a simple question. You don't deserve your fucking pension. If you can't answer that.

GOP is failing America! Remember in NOVEMBER and vote GOP out.

Ron jo is as spineless as Scotty boy walker. Pathetic

Blue Wave 🌊 2020

There is not one set of balls between the entire Republican Party.

Now that the protests are overwhelmingly peaceful, what will be the new excuse to not do anything and to support ramping up Authoritarianism?

Man, that's weak shit.

Cowards.

Not to mention General Mattis speaks truth 🇺🇸

Says another GOP Republican WhiteSupremacist in Congress.

don-the-con trump IS NOT a: lawyer, Catholic, Jew, Muslim, teacher, brave, compassionate, minister, doctor, ex-military, historian, scientist, literate, benefactor, honest, tax payer, trustworthy, farmer, loyal husband, decisive, law & order president, psychologist, nor physic.

That's embarrassing. He cannot even bring himself to say he agrees with Mattis.

...Now do colin kaepernick

Republicans = cowards= pendejo

Mattis got fired and now he's whining like a baby.

The Trump enablers will attack them both. Cult of Personality.

It is not surprising, no wonder why Romney was not successful in the interview to his cabinet

Do people listen to Mitt Romney?

Gotta love how MSM is only asking all the obvious Democrat Republicans what think on this issue...Romney, Murkowski, Collins, etc. You guys are so obvious at this point. Keep digging that grave. Independent Media will gladly take the reigns.

And Needed.

SenatorRomney and you TOO could be “stunning and powerful” by ACTUALLY speaking out against trump. Lead the way Mitt. We need you to help set America right again - trumpless and anti-racist.

Loser's revenge!

'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.' - General James Mattis

MittRomney Answer the question. It’s a yes or no answer. Do you agree with the General that Trump is a threat to the Constitution? Yes or no.

From a guy who hides behind a fake Twitter MittRomney

Imagine imagine Mitt Romney in a foxhole? Yeah me neither.

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Probably as close as we’re going to get to a condemnation from him right now.

loser

what happened to Epstein Island? Still sitting on evidence of elites having sex with babies there?

Sore loser

uh oh...here they come. Is Giuliani on a flight from the Ukraine to appear on a FoxNews segment?

He didn't answer the question. Report that.

'Mad Dog' Mattis idea of a Commander in Chief looks like this, apparently ...

Didn't answer the question, tho...

Mitt, I have renewed respect for you, but I am very curious what you will do Nov 3rd

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Too bad no one would choose Romney in a foxhole.

Utah, you voted him in, next time vote him out.

Utah: please take note. This romney carpetbagger will move on to other suckers if he has to.

Weak sauce SenatorRomney Your silence shows your weakness.

But you won’t, because you’re rich. And that’s why your five strapping young boys avoided serving for the last 20’years. Careful with the language, Mittens.

Why not trump. Oh because he's a DRAFT DODGING CHUMP trump almost forgot

MittRomney is the new Susan Collins of GOP... ConcernedButDoNothing

I wonder how General Mattis feels about this.

Absolutely .

never trust politicians and lawyers!

Mitt is trying to be relevant again loser

MarthaRaddatz By the time the Republican wake up to what Trump is doing to this country, it will be too late and they will be powerless to stop him. He could've been stopped earlier. It shouldn't be a struggle anymore. Either you're an accessory to this crime against America or you're not.

MarthaRaddatz There's Another Joint Chief?

MarthaRaddatz “I cannot submit to injustices, even minor ones. Once one starts submitting to minor injustices and rationalizes them away, their accumulation creates a major oppression. That’s how entire peoples fell into slavery.” (Sostre, letter to B, 1974)

MarthaRaddatz JUST IN: Mike Mullen to MarthaRaddatz: 'It sickened me' to see 'security personnel—including members of the National Guard—forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president's visit outside St. John's Church.'

One more candy ass hurt coming back to cry again- wasn't this wuss supposed to be an actual man- PUSS

Yeah... Mattis would have knelt right down and offered free blow jobs.

USAmbKenya realDonaldTrump WhiteHouse

I believe BarackObama was first in that matter Mr James. GeorgeFloydProtests

Tune him out. Vote him out. realDonaldTrump has nothing more to say that’s worth listening to.

He was no good anyway Obama fires him then trump fired him and he was not a good leader for us anyway. Hats off to mr President for everything he is doing to keep us safew!

Just another never Trumper. Why should I care about his opinion? He was a military guy. His opinion means as much to me as those dopey athletes. NotMuch

It's easy to make stupid comments from the peanut gallery, which is where JamesMattis spends all his time these days every since he was FIRED for being incompetent and insubordinate.

BS -- think barry s.

Yup. Watch the maga redhats try to paint him as less moral than Trump. Media blitz incoming!

Why didn’t you say this while in office? It sure would have been a lot more help then

because45isanidiot

Please retweet. Thank you.

Thank God for Donald Trump a man of change a man of purpose n man with a direction

Has he been living under a rock! Maybe he is in a nice safe gated community w Nancy Pelosi! Tell it to the kin of those attacked by looters! Liberal leaders in liberal cities caused looting and riots, not Trump

But I guess Mattis is OK with police officers getting killed and maimed. If this was his troops being attacked, would be feel the same way. Trump wants order. And so do I.

Is he still sour that he was fired ? Unite what the looters so the REPUBLICANS can LOOT too No we don’t do that, but 🙏🏼

Politico says, “Mattis has repeatedly suggested placing appointees and staffers from the Obama and Clinton administrations in top posts in the Defense Department—a move that has rubbed many Trump allies the wrong way.” Like John Kelly, he wasn’t loyal.

He quit over how to handle the Kurds. Why listen to a has been?

You mean the same James Mattis that Obama fired? Without even bothering to tell him? Is that the James Mattis you are now quoting? He trashed Obama in his book. Wonder why you didn't have that all over the net?

President Trump bitten by mad dog.

Obama divided the country 100 percent fool

Ahh yes the man who was fired by both Obama and Trump. Yet he is wheeled out by the left as someone with a worthwhile opinion...

And that’s all we want: a president that pretends to try!

Just imagine the thought of a 'political overrated-General'. Hypocrites and Liars, everywhere! Mad people everywhere!

If realDonaldTrump thinks Mattis is an appalling general, how about Horatio Lloyd Gates? Not only a backstabber to King George III but a plotter against George Washington. Failed general all round by many accounts. On the plus side he did free his slaves.

Unite whom the organized looters ? This is not a peaceful riot but a well funded coup!

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Delta52L Incredible!! ...someone associated with Trump who is mildly sane.

Obama and Trump both fired Mattis.

Mad Dog

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Obama fired him and Trump never shouldn’t hired him.

Mattis is a phony fuck.

It's incredible how Republicans and former supporters are attacking Trump day after day now that the election is coming up after trying to remain calm and help for 3 years. Really seems like they dislike Trump but just didn't say anything.

BETA Grandpa!!!

The Media is trying to Divide IS .. NOT realDonaldTrump

Excellent he deserves it.

Deep state, fantastic President Trump.

It's now very clear that Mattis is mentally ill. YIKES!

And it’s TRUMPS BASE ... causing the Riots & trump & BARR are ATTESTING OUR KIDS LABELING them ANTIFA!

That is so incorrect ! Smart people see right through this crap!

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