Trump Trashes Mattis After Exit: ‘What’s He Done for Me?’
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President Donald Trump disparaged just-departed Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his first Cabinet meeting of the new year, criticizing management of the Afghanistan war and claiming he “essentially” fired the retired four-star general, who abruptly resigned last month.
“What’s he done for me?” Trump asked Wednesday. “How has he done in Afghanistan? Not too good.”