Mattis Lays Low In Europe, Dodges All Mention Of Trump

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Kate Riga | July 16, 2018 8:03 am

As Defense Secretary Jim Mattis travels throughout Europe, often in close proximity to President Donald Trump, he has stayed mum on the trail of verbal carnage his bombastic boss has left behind him.

According to a Sunday Washington Post report, even when he traveled with Trump to the NATO summit in Brussels, Mattis took great pains to avoid to limelight, declining to join Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton on stage during a press conference.

Mattis reportedly made an anodyne comment about a “good discussion” with the Croatian President and parroted some of Pence’s comments about the importance of American allies.

As Mattis believes in a unified Europe and strong action against Russian aggression, remaining invisible seems his best bet to avoid antagonizing his dissension-despising boss.

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mattis-lays-low-in-europe-dodges-all-mention-of-trump

[Girard442]

1. December 8, 1941.

Presidential advisor Hughes Herdovum pointedly did not discuss recent events at Pearl Harbor, preferring instead to address positive developments in America's foreign relations.

[keithbvadu2]

2. Mattis on world threats: "...I think the most dangerous might be Russia."

Today's republicans: "Russia is our friend".

"... retired Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis said in May 2015 that among world threats “in the near term, I think the most dangerous might be Russia.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/6/donald-trump-james-mattis-differ-on-vladimir-putin/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. If only Talking Points Memo could afford a copy editor, one who understood grammar. NT

[bluestarone]

4. They all talk BUT

NOBODY will stop RUMPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[atreides1]

5. Oh well!!

Looks like "Mad Dog" Mattis has become neutered!!!

He's laying low because he knows that anything he says to our NATO allies is a lie!!! So, he's letting the uniformed idiots at the Pentagon lie about how the US will always back our allies...that way he maintains a level of integrity!

If, the Russians decide to invade the Baltic states and Trump issues a stand down order, Mattis knows he'll have to follow that order...by saying very little, Mattis can convince himself that he wasn't lying and he'll be just fine with that!!!

[olegramps]

6. Firstly, I am concerned with so many military in the administration.