OPINION — Don’t be too surprised if former-Defense Secretary James Mattis breaks his silence about President Trump’s performance as commander-in-chief before next year’s election.
“There will come a time when I speak out on strategic issues, policy issues. That, I do not have a question about. But I need to give some period of time to those who have to carry out the responsibility to protect this country in a very, very difficult age,” Mattis said during his September 3, appearance before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City.
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