Trump speeds up Mattis’s departure significantly. Aides say he had not realized how critical the defense secretary’s resignation letter was until coverage started playing out on television. https://t.co/PdTaUUaFnj— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 23, 2018
It speaks volumes that Trump had read Mattis’ resignation letter before praising him last week. He couldn’t even understand the rebuke. When cable news explained it to him, he fired Mattis. pic.twitter.com/knaSnojWRb— Ned Price (@nedprice) December 23, 2018
I've lost track of how many times we've heard Trump thinking he did great until he turned on the TV.— Schooley (@Rschooley) December 23, 2018
