Posted on 06/04/2020 6:28:41 PM PDT by bitt
President Trump tweeted a copy of a letter from John Dowd, one of the lead lawyers who represented him during the Russia investigation, addressed to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
The letter penned by Dowd denounced Mattis for criticizing the president’s approach to protesters in front of the White House.
“The peaceful protesters near Lafayette park were not peaceful and are not real. They are terrorists using idle hate filled students to burn and destroy,” Dowd wrote, referring to the peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square who were forcefully dispersed.
After the protestors fled from the square, Trump walked through the area for a photo opportunity at St. John's Episcopal Church.
Dowd did not back up his claims that the protesters “are not real” and are “terrorists” with evidence.
Mattis, who served as Trump’s secretary of Defense in 2017 and 2018, on Wednesday ripped the president as a divisive leader who threatens to erode the U.S. military’s tradition of staying out of politics.
“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us,” Mattis wrote in a 650-word statement published in The Atlantic.
The statement was his most direct criticism aimed at Trump since he left the administration.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) issued a direct rebuke of the president Thursday, saying that Mattis's comments were "honest and necessary and overdue." She also said that she is "struggling" with her decision on whether to vote for Trump's reelection.
In the letter, Dowd noted that former President George H.W. Bush used active duty military during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. He said that the protests that have popped up across the country warrant military intervention because of the lack of action from
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GOP stands for Gutless Old People, that’s why.
Seems like Mattis is one Marine who forgot the sacred rule: Semper Fi. Very sad.
Thank you for cleaning up the text.
“Your anger is borne of embarrassment for your own failure.”
True. The letter contains many accurate statements and shows that Americans have winners leading them. Mattis failed to protect citizens in American cities and he is angry at Trump. Good analysis.
Mostly the ones that Trump and his helpers criticize, like Representative Collins who is running in a primary to defeat the hand picked Rino Loeffler.
Sixty years here in the coming month of December.
He proved to be real crummy, when calling "Trump" a dummy, and acted like his chummy, the RINO Colin Powell.
Together they are known, as Generals who just groan, because they lost their throne, and now just bitch and howl.
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