In his first television interview about his resignation, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis explained that he reached his breaking point with the Trump administration after the President decided to withdraw US troops from war-torn Syria
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The retired four-star Marine Corps general said in an interview with CBS that aired Sunday that he had intended to serve the full four years, but resigned when he determined his views were not"aligned" with President Donald Trump's. Mattis said he disagreed with Trump's decision on Syria because"we need to maintain enough influence there that we don't see the same thing that happened when we withdrew from Iraq.
Trump blasts Mattis: What's he done for me? 01:08Mattis told CNN in February he disagreed with Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria and warned that the terror group was far from defeated.Mattis said he was"honest and forthright" with Trump about"where it was that I was parting ways." He said he has not spoken to Trump since he resigned. Mattis told CBS he would not"speak ill" of a sitting president, but said Trump is an"unusual President.
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