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James Mattis Says He's the 'Meryl Streep of Generals' in Clapback to Trump
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1:33Now PlayingFormer Defense Secretary James Mattis had a quick comeback to President Donald Trump during a New York charity event.
Trump called Mattis “the world’s most overrated general” and gave himself, not the former Marine Corps general, credit for defeating Islamic State, according to a Democratic source, who was familiar with a White House meeting between Trump and congressional leaders. The meeting was meant to contain fallout from the Syria crisis broke down abruptly Wednesday, with the president hurling insults at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who accused him of having a “meltdown.”
The president erupted after Schumer quoted Trump’s former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who said Sunday on NBC that if the U.S. doesn’t keep up the pressure, Islamic State “will resurge,” the source said.
Schumer confirmed Trump’s comment regarding Mattis during an interview with MSNBC Thursday, but added that the “greatest insult” that came during the meeting was the Trump administration’s lack of an adequate policy to contain ISIS. After Democrats pressed for details on who will guard overseas camps that hold detainees, the administration said Turkey and Syria will guard the camps, Schumer said.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement Wednesday that Trump “was measured, factual and decisive, while Speaker Pelosi’s decision to walk out was baffling, but not surprising. She had no intention of listening or contributing to an important meeting on national security issues.”
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