{"id":17177,"date":"2019-10-17T14:14:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/17\/trump-blasts-mattis-as-the-worlds-most-overrated-general\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:45:54","slug":"trump-blasts-mattis-as-the-worlds-most-overrated-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/10\/17\/trump-blasts-mattis-as-the-worlds-most-overrated-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts Mattis as \u2018the world\u2019s most overrated general\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/03\/in-new-book-mattis-takes-shots-at-the-president-but-not-that-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis<\/a> \u201cthe world\u2019s most overrated general\u201d during a tense White House meeting Wednesday with lawmakers over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/10\/16\/trump-says-us-troops-are-totally-safe-amid-growing-chaos-in-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\">the growing Syria\/Turkey conflict<\/a>, according to sources familiar with the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident wasn\u2019t the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/02\/trump-insists-he-fired-mattis-says-former-defense-secretary-was-not-too-good-at-the-job\/\" target=_blank>Trump has attacked the popular former Marine Corps general<\/a>, once one of his most highly praised Cabinet officials. But since Mattis announced his resignation from the top Defense Department job last December, the president\u2019s view of Mattis has increasingly soured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest incident came after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., invoked Mattis during the White House meeting, saying that Trump\u2019s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria could help the Islamic State group resurface.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/20\/mattis-out-defense-secretary-says-his-views-no-longer-aligned-with-trump\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-Mattis-resigns-3.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mattis out: Defense secretary says his views no longer aligned with Trump<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire &quot;with distinction,&quot; President Trump tweeted Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schumer quoted Mattis, who earlier this week said that \u201cif we don&#8217;t keep the pressure on, then ISIS will resurge. It&#8217;s absolutely a given that they will come back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to sources close to the meeting, Trump immediately cut off Schumer to attack Mattis. In an appearance on MSNBC Thursday morning, Schumer said he was shocked by the response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(The president) bragged that he was much better at this than Mattis,\u201d he said. \u201cMattis is one of the most respected people here in Washington, by all parties. I worked with him closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the president to berate a man who has served the country, who is respected as a human being and as a general and as a Secretary of Defense, and not have a policy \u2026 what bothered Mattis was the same thing I think that bothers so many of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis, in his resignation letter from the defense secretary post, said that his policy views no longer aligned with Trump\u2019s, in particular when it came to support for American allies overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Administration officials said Trump\u2019s promises to quickly withdraw U.S. forces from the Middle East and Afghanistan also played a factor in Mattis\u2019 decision to step down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to sources close to the meeting, Trump blasted Mattis as \u201cnot tough enough,\u201d adding \u201cI captured ISIS. Mattis said it would take two years. I captured them in one month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his appearance on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d earlier this week, Mattis indicated he does not believe administration statements that ISIS is completely defeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have got to keep the pressure on ISIS so they don&#8217;t recover,&#8221; he said. \u201cWe may want a war over; we may even declare it over. You can pull your troops out \u2014 as President Obama learned the hard way out of Iraq \u2014 but the enemy gets the vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said earlier on Wednesday downplayed the U.S. withdrawal in Syria, saying that only about 28 U.S. troops were moved from forward bases in Syria in advance of planned Turkish military activities to keep them from getting caught up in a regional conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But numerous Democratic and Republican lawmakers have criticized the move as abandoning Kurdish allies in the region and undermining U.S. military relationships worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House meeting was marked by several tense exchanges between the president and Democratic leaders, who are currently involved in impeachment investigations against the president over his alleged moves to push foreign allies to investigate the family of former Vice President Joe Biden, a rival candidate in the 2020 presidential race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said at one point Trump called her \u201ca third-grade politician\u201d and \u201ca very sick person.\u201d Pelosi in turn questioned Trump\u2019s mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/03\/in-new-book-mattis-takes-shots-at-the-president-but-not-that-one\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18240538450380.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">In new book, Mattis takes shots at the president (but not that one)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The former defense secretary avoids Trump in his new memoir but offers criticism of past presidents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, ahead of a congressional briefing on the Syria situation, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., called the president\u2019s attack on Mattis \u201cdelusional\u201d and praised the former U.S. Central Command leader as \u201cone of the finest public servants I have ever worked with in 25 years of public life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis remains one of the most popular figures in recent military history, both in the civilian world and within the ranks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/10\/15\/support-for-trump-is-fading-among-active-duty-troops-new-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\">A September 2018 Military Times poll<\/a> found that nearly 84 percent of troops had a favorable view of his work leading the armed forces. Among officers, the figure was almost 90 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Mattis announced his resignation in December, he planned to serve another two months as defense secretary to ensure a smooth transition to a new Pentagon leader. But Trump abruptly fired him a few days later, leaving the defense secretary post vacant for almost seven months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also on several occasions has said that Mattis was \u201cnot too good\u201d at his job. In his book released earlier this summer, Mattis declined to take any direct shots back at the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis has not publicly commented on the latest round of attacks from Trump. 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