Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denounced Trump's reaction to nationwide protests for George Floyd in a scathing statement. 'Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try.'
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis listens to a question during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, in September. Mattis on Wednesday issued an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump.Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis listens to a question during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, in September. Mattis on Wednesday issued an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump.Retired Marine Gen.
"When I joined the military, some 50 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution," Mattis said in a statement. "Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens—much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside," Mattis said, referring to a series of events on Monday in which peaceful protesters were cleared from around the White House to make way for an impromptu appearance by the president outside a historic church.
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