Gates struggled mightily against the military industrial complex who wanted to sell the latest "toys" because the acquisition system would not support the problem we actually had - protect and support troops in the war we actually have.
Gates was part of the enemy that needed to be subdued so we can retire the A-10 and replace it with the F-35.
Gates is simply wrong about Trump, but Gates spent a lot of his career fighting the DC self-absorbed leaches.
Gates is a whiner, who helped disarm America. Not satisfied with that legacy, he went after the Boy Scouts.
Who cares if Gates did a couple things right out of hundreds of bad decisions. He is still a class “A” POS, who is beneath contempt of any decent American.