“What’s he done for me?” Trump asked Wednesday. In December 2017, Trump credited Mattis for progress in defeating Daesh terrorists (also known as ISIS or ISIL). Article Continued Below“Thanks to Mad Dog Mattis that we have great military leaders. A day earlier, at a White House meeting with congressional leaders, Trump called Mattis “our great military genius.” Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan took part in the Cabinet meeting. In the letter, Mattis said he would step down Feb. 28, but Trump later accelerated that to the end of the year.

Source: thestar January 02, 2019 19:21 UTC