The Hill: Trump claims he 'essentially fired' Mattis, knocks US military strategy
President Trump on Wednesday claimed that he "essentially" fired former Defense Secretary James Mattis, and criticized U.S. military leadership during his first Cabinet meeting of 2019.
Asked about the ongoing war in Afghanistan, Trump expressed disapproval with the U.S. performance there despite the hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding appropriated for defense over the past two years.
"Gen. Mattis was so thrilled," Trump said of the funding. "But what's he done for me? How's he done in Afghanistan? Not too good. Not too good. I'm not too happy with what he's done in Afghanistan, and I shouldn't be happy."
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