Exactly my thoughts. I was beside myself with joy when he picked Mattis- but shortly after I read a long and disturbing piece about his connection to Theranos and started getting uneasy. That never went away and he turned out to be a HUGE disappointment.
Still- I hope this isn’t true- it’s frightening. Woodward embellishes- I hope that’s the case here.
I hope it is embellishment as well, but to be honest, I was discouraged by his insubordinate conduct as SecDef, and there is little he can do that will surprise me.