Tom Mattis Says His Brother Has 'No Anger' That The President Forced Him Out Early

U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis speaks to reporters at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2018. DoD Photo

Task & Purpose/Seattle Times: Mattis Has ‘No Anger’ After Trump Forces Him Out Early, Brother Says

Tom Mattis got a phone call Sunday morning from his younger brother. It wasn’t the cheeriest of conversations.

His brother, Jim Mattis, had just learned that President Donald Trump wanted him to leave his post as defense secretary on Jan. 1, rather than continue on until a planned resignation on Feb. 28.

Jim Mattis appeared unruffled by this latest development after the stormy week in Washington, D.C.

“He was very calm about the whole thing. Very matter of fact. No anger, ” Tom Mattis recalled in an interview from his home in Richland, Washington State. “As I have said many times in other circumstances, Jim knows who he is … many more Americans (now) know his character.”

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WNU Editor: Why should he be angry. He is a soldier. He followed his orders, and did so with honor.

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