Iran Press/ America: Trump called Mattis the 'world’s most overrated general' and swiped at his leadership capabilities, claiming the retired four-star Marine general’s strength was not his military prowess “but rather personal public relations.
"Probably the only thing Barack Obama and I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General. I asked for his letter of resignation and felt great about it. His nickname was ‘Chaos’, which I didn’t like, and changed to 'Mad Dog'," the president tweeted Wednesday evening.
"His primary strength was not military, but rather personal public relations. I gave him a new life, things to do, and battles to win, but he seldom ‘brought home the bacon’. I didn’t like his “leadership” style or much else about him, and many others agree. Glad he is gone!” Trump continued.
The rebuke came just hours after the former Trump administration official tore into the president in a statement in The Atlantic, accusing him of dividing the nation and ordering the US military to violate the constitutional rights of Americans protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody and, more widely, police brutality and racial inequality.
His criticism came after Trump threatened to deploy US troops to cities and states that do not sufficiently quell the violence that has accompanied the peaceful protests following Floyd’s death. A significant National Guard and law enforcement presence have descended on the Washington, D.C., area in order to control protests, and the Trump administration has ordered active-duty troops on standby.
On Monday evening, law enforcement forcibly removed protesters from Lafayette Square outside the White House ahead of a 7 p.m. citywide curfew, just before Trump walked from the White House across the park to take part in a photo opportunity at St. John’s Church, which had been briefly set on fire by demonstrators Sunday evening.
Trump and his administration have been widely criticized for Monday events.
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