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President Donald Trump said that he could have made a good general in a White House meeting, even as he maintained feuds with several retired generals. Trump has always claimed in public and private that he knew more about war and the military than the generals that were in charge.
During a rambling 95-minute Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Trump criticized the strategy of American military leaders in Afghanistan, adding, I think I would have been a good general, but who knows?
In the same meeting, Trump also criticized retired General James Mattis, saying that he had essentially fired the general from his position as Secretary of Defense because he had done not too good in Afghanistan.
In the same meeting, Trump also criticized retired General James Mattis, saying that he had essentially fired the general from his position as Secretary of Defense because he had done not too good in Afghanistan.
In fact, Mattis resigned from the postin protest after the president announced his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops currently serving in Syria.
Trump's comments about his unrealized potential as a general also stand out because he was criticized throughout his 2016 campaign for his lack of military service. Trump received a medical deferment during the Vietnam War after he was diagnosed with bone spurs. Trump was later criticized for referring to his avoidance of sexually transmitted diseases as his own personal Vietnam. During the campaign, Trump also received scorn for saying that he had always wanted to get the Purple Heart,a metal awarded to soldiers who have been wounded or killed in service. Trump has stated in the past that he would of been a war hero, if it wasn't for his crippling bone spurs.
Trump has also publicly feuded with various generals during his campaign and presidency. Trump has always enjoyed mocking generals that had previously worked for him.
Trump also reportedly has a strained relationship with retired General John Kelly, his former chief of staff. While Kelly has rarely publicly criticized the president, reports say that he has called Trump an idiot.
Trump's comments about his unrealized potential as a general also stand out because he was criticized throughout his 2016 campaign for his lack of military service. Trump received a medical deferment during the Vietnam War after he was diagnosed with bone spurs. Trump was later criticized for referring to his avoidance of sexually transmitted diseases as his own personal Vietnam. During the campaign, Trump also received scorn for saying that he had always wanted to get the Purple Heart,a metal awarded to soldiers who have been wounded or killed in service. Trump has stated in the past that he would of been a war hero, if it wasn't for his crippling bone spurs.
Trump has also publicly feuded with various generals during his campaign and presidency. Trump has always enjoyed mocking generals that had previously worked for him.
Trump also reportedly has a strained relationship with retired General John Kelly, his former chief of staff. While Kelly has rarely publicly criticized the president, reports say that he has called Trump an idiot.
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