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Former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis denounces President Trump, describes him as a threat to the Constitution

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Tags: usa, politics, james mattis, donald trump, republican party, constitution, author.jeffrey goldberg, source.the atlantic, paywall.soft
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/

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Authors
Jeffrey Goldberg
Published
Jun 3 2020
Word count
560 words

7 comments

  1. [7]
    ibis
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    Donald Trump’s predictably petty twitter response: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1268347256748507136?s=21

    Donald Trump’s predictably petty twitter response: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1268347256748507136?s=21

    8 votes
    1. [3]
      MonkeyPants
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      Brutally epic takedown https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/1268348010100031488

      Brutally epic takedown

      https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/1268348010100031488

      4 votes
      1. [3]
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        1. [2]
          MonkeyPants
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          Oh, it's the first time I have seen that. I mostly stopped reading Trumps tweets a few years back. Do they fact check Trump often?

          Oh, it's the first time I have seen that.

          I mostly stopped reading Trumps tweets a few years back.

          Do they fact check Trump often?

          2 votes
          1. gpl
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            They usually just post news stories with an extreme anti-Trump spin, and end with those two lines. I don’t mind too but because fuck Trump but it is kind of old.

            They usually just post news stories with an extreme anti-Trump spin, and end with those two lines. I don’t mind too but because fuck Trump but it is kind of old.

            3 votes
    2. [2]
      MonkeyPants
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      Twitter accuses President Trump of making 'false claims' What is different this time, is the twitter correction isn't pinned to Trumps tweet.

      Twitter accuses President Trump of making 'false claims'

      What is different this time, is the twitter correction isn't pinned to Trumps tweet.

      4 votes
      1. Deimos
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        Former chief of staff John Kelly told the Washington Post that it was false too:

        Former chief of staff John Kelly told the Washington Post that it was false too:

        “The president did not fire him. He did not ask for his resignation,” Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, said in an interview. “The president has clearly forgotten how it actually happened or is confused. The president tweeted a very positive tweet about Jim until he started to see on Fox News their interpretation of his letter. Then he got nasty. Jim Mattis is a honorable man.”

        6 votes