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Trump says Mattis is ‘sort of a Democrat,’ hints that defense chief may be exiting Cabinet

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with reporters at the Pentagon in Washington on Oct. 9. | REUTERS

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with reporters at the Pentagon in Washington on Oct. 9. | REUTERS

By Jesse Johnson
Staff Writer

Oct 15, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis — long viewed as a force restraining Trump’s foreign policy excesses — could be one of the next officials to leave his Cabinet.

In an interview that aired Sunday on the CBS program “60 Minutes,” Trump said there are “some people” in his administration that he’s “not thrilled with.”

Asked if Mattis was going to be leaving, Trump replied: “Well, I don’t know. He hasn’t told me that.”

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