Trump: The understanding of a five or six year old kid (Mattis)
(B2)" The president acts — and has the understanding — of a five- or six-year-old said US Secretary of State Jim Mattis, who comes to the White House as little as possible, according to Bob Woodward's latest book, 'Fear', which will be released in bookstores on September 12 (extracts on Amazon).
Mattis as Temple Guardian
The defense secretary was particularly exasperated by a discussion with President Donald Trump, on Korea, where he had to defend step by step the need to remain vigilant with North Korea and an ally of South Korea.
Donald Trump had even planned to terminate the trade agreement with South Korea. The letter was ready. It was White House economic adviser Gary D. Cohn who aborted the project, removing the draft letter from the president's desk. " Trump never noticed says Woodward.
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