some of it flat-out false, and all of it a pretty good preview of what enjoy the ride could actually mean in the coming year. so we re going to start our keeping em honest segment right now by going through point by point what the president said today, starting with his broadside against his former secretary of defense. he might have been inspired by something he mentioned at the top, a stanley attacking general mccrystal. he said, general, in quotes, got fired by a dog like obama. last assignment, a total bust, known for big, dumb mouth, hillary lover. that was yesterday. and today the president attacked his former defense secretary, retired four-star general, james mattis. but what s he done for me? how has he done in afghanistan? not too good. not too good. i m not happy with what he s done in afghanistan. and i shouldn t be happy. but he was very happy, he was very thankful, when i got him $700 billion and then the following year, $716 billion. so i wish him well. i hope he do
point what the president said today, starting with his broadside against his former secretary of defense. he might have been inspired by something he mentioned at the top, a stanley attacking general mccrystal. he said, general, in quotes, got fired by a dog like obama. last assignment, a total bust, known for big, dumb mouth, hillary lover. that was yesterday. and today the president attacked his former defense secretary, retired four-star general, james mattis. but what s he done for me? how has he done in afghanistan? not too good. not too good. i m not happy with what he s done in afghanistan. and i shouldn t be happy. but he was very happy, he was very thankful, when i got him $700 billion and then the following year, $716 billion. so i wish him well. i hope he does well. but as you know, president obama fired him and essentially, so did i. keeping em honest, if essentially fired means did not fire, what the president said would be true. it doesn t mean that, however.
are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it. you think he s a liar. i don t think he tells the truth. is trump immoral in your view? i think he is. president trump firing back, tweeting, general in quotes mcchrystal got fired like a dog by obama. last assignment a total bust. known for big, dumb mouth. hillary lover. for the record, general mcchrystal resigned in 2010 over comments he made belittling administration officials including vice president joe biden. now retired four-star admiral william mcraven is defending mcchrystal. he led the bin laden raid and has drawn the scorn of president trump. he calls mcchrystal one of the greatest generals of the generation and the finest officer i have ever served with. democratic senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts will travel to iowa this weekend after launching her presidential
truth. is trump immoral in your view? i think he is. not a lot of wiggle room, and general mcchrystal got fired like a dog by obama, and known for big dumb mouth, hillary lover. what job do dogs get fired for? he was in a feud with retired generals, that served with honor, long careers, barbara, it continues? it does. it s not how previous presidents have always been in agreement with retired generals, and retired generals often criticize ongoing national security events that criticize wars, and the question for the pentagon, and the question for shanahan right now is the president bringing too much political influence into the military ranks?
i don t think he tells the truth. is trump immoral in your view? i think he is. president trump firing back, tweeting, general, in quotes, mcchrystal got fired like a dog by obama. last assignment a total bust. known for big, dumb mouth. hillary lover. for the record, general mcchrystal resigned in 2010 over comments he made belittling administration officials including vice president joe biden. now-retired four-star admiral william mcraven defending mcchrystal. mcraven led the osama bin laden raid and calls mcchrystal one of the great generals of this generation and the finest officer i have ever served with. in the new year, lower gas prices. the national average for gas is $2.25 a gallon, nearly 20% of states enjoying prices below $2 a gallon. the lowest since 2017. the president tweeting about gas prices twice on new year s day. gas prices are low and expected to go down this year. this will be good.