Mattis Condemns Trump

The Atlantic: James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution - In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another. by Jeffrey Goldberg

“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us,” Mattis writes. “We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.”