Trump Suggests Mattis Could Be Resigning Soon

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President Trump suggested that Defense Secretary James Mattis could be one of the next administration officials to depart his Cabinet. In an interview airing on “60 Minutes” Sunday, the president said there are “some people” in his administration that he’s “not thrilled with.”

Asked by correspondent Lesley Stahl if Mattis is going to be leaving, Mr. Trump replied: “Well, I don’t know. He hasn’t told me that.”

“I have a very good relationship with him. I had lunch with him two days ago. I have a very good relationship with him. It could be that he is. I think he’s sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth,” Mr. Trump said of the retired Marine Corps general. “But General Mattis is a good guy. We get along very well. He may leave. I mean, at some point, everybody leaves. Everybody. People leave. That’s Washington.”

Mr. Trump dismissed reports of chaos in the White House as “fake news,” but said, “I’m changing things around. And I’m entitled to. I have people now on standby that will be phenomenal. They’ll come into the administration, they’ll be phenomenal.”

 

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