Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
John Kelly didn’t know I was going to fire James Mattis, nor did he have any knowledge of my asking for a letter of resignation. Why would I tell him, he was not...
...in my inner-circle, was totally exhausted by the job, and in the end just slinked away into obscurity. They all want to come back for a piece of the limelight!
4:16 PM · Jun 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1268683083852779520?s=20
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The problem with asking for someone to give you a letter of resignation, which you do as a courtesy to help them save face, is that it is then harder to say you fired them. I did fire James Mattis. He was no good for Obama, who fired him also, and was no good for me!
4:20 PM · Jun 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1268684040334446593?s=20