BREAKING: Fmr. Defense Sec. James Mattis slams President Trump's response to protests: “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us”
with Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and others to pose for a picture with a Bible in front of the church, which had been damaged in a riot the night before. The photo-op came minutes after Trump announced he was prepared to"We do not need to militarize our response to protests. We need to unite around a common purpose," Mattis wrote.
Trump, he said, is a divider, and the country is"witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort." "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,” Mattis wrote., suggested in his resignation letter that Trump was not treating allies with respect and had not been"clear-eyed" about U.S. enemies and competitors. The president, he said, should have a defense chief who shares his views.
He told the Atlantic last year he had no plans to speak out against the administration, saying “you need to give the people who are still there as much opportunity as possible to defend the country." But, he added, “There is a period in which I owe my silence. It’s not eternal. It’s not going to be forever.”"I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words 'Equal Justice Under Law' are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding," Mattis said.
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