Jim Mattis' Resignation Has Conservatives Admitting It's 'Time To Panic' About Trump
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Jim Mattis' Resignation Has Conservatives Admitting It's 'Time To Panic' About Trump
David Moye, HuffPost 14 hours ago Conservatives admit it’s ‘time to panic’ on Trump after Mattis resignation
President Donald Trump ’s announcement on Thursday that Jim Mattis would be stepping down as secretary of defense in February was a shock to many conservatives ― and not in a good way.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement that he was “distressed that [Mattis] is resigning due to sharp differences with the president on ... key aspects of America’s global leadership.”
As the news hit social media, a slew of Republican pundits and politicians ― many of whom were already outspoken Trump critics ― tweeted to share what was really on their minds.
Spoiler alert: It’s not pretty.
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This article has been updated with McConnell’s statement.
- This article originally appeared on HuffPost .
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Oh my God! The sky is falling, Mattis resigned!!
Good I like the direction Trump is moving on these failed foreign interventions. Bring them all home the sooner the better.
OUr action in Syria was actually quite successful. I was rather pleased with it, for the most part sticking to fighting ISIS and aside from supplying the rebels, not actively getting involved in the civil war itself. I am extremely disappointed that we are abandoning the Kurds, the only useful and trustworthy bunch in the entire region. That is really going to hurt our reputation in the future.
Fuck Afghanistan, unless we are going to stay there for 100 years with a straight up major occupation force we are not going to get anywhere in that place.
Notice the article doesn’t mention a single conservative or their supposed quotes abandoning President Trump. That’s because there are no such conservatives
It's sad to see so many people fall in line behind trump's whims.
He is removing US troops from Syria without consulting with any of the military or foreign policy experts in his government.
Frankly, Trump is nowhere near smart enough or knowledgeable enough to do anything of this nature without consulting expert advice. Actually, he is an idiot. Easily the most ill informed and uniformed president we have ever seen, and that includes George W Bush.
And here I thought pulling troops out of any foreign "war zone" was a good thing in Liberals minds. At least it was when Obama notified EVERYONE on the planet he was going to do it, AND DID ! Rejoice, Rejoice, oh Obamamanuel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Snort...
I'm sure Putin provided the "expert advise" that Trump is jumping through hoops to follow.
Actually it was the Turkish president this time, with input from Putin. Next he will take Kim Jong Un's advice on our pacific strategy.
This headline is based on a single tweet from David Frum.
Frum hates Trump and always has. He has publicly said he voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. He even published a book this year about how awful Trump is.
The other people referenced are similarly all long-time critics of Trump. I'm not saying any of that is right or wrong, good or bad, but characterizing this as conservatives (as a group) admitting (as if they had been reluctant) that it's time to panic, is inaccurate, hyperbolic, and unfortunately, typical of Huff Post.
Woah... He voted for Hillary? Why haven't you guys tarred and feathered him?
It could be a feather shortage. It would be hypocritical for me to take part anyway. I voted for Hillary in the 2008 primary.
That's ironic since far too often neo-nationalists here claim that a comment from ONE liberal member represents ALL liberals on the planet.
You mean it doesn't?
I think a core problem we have in this country is that many millions of people - and particularly in media and politics - have been panicking about Trump since before he was even nominated at the convention. That panic has led to a lot of hysterical talk. Everything he does is evil. Everything he says is lie (not just wrong or misinformed, but a lie). We're all gonna die because . . . .er, Trump! I have said many times he's not the guy I would have chosen, but we need to ride this out with cooler heads. Panic is not the answer - especially in a crisis.
Exactly why we better hope that dip shit is out of office before we actually do face a crisis.
Yeah, he is a serial liar, that is not in doubt. I have absolutely no reason to believe that he wasn't given correct or accurate information on "insert topic" and chose to say whatever he wanted anyhow, aka lie about it.
And assuming he isn't lying, he is the president of the United fucking States. He has access to the largest information network on the planet. Do you mean to tell me that with the massive resources at his disposal he isn't smart enough to get even the most basic details of "insert topic" right? Are you in fact calling him a fucking idiot? I mean I know he is, but I just want to clarify if you are agreeing with me. It is both really, he is a pathological liar and a fucking moron, but you seem to believe it is only the latter.