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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis has directly blamed President Donald Trump for having fomented the security breach at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, which he labeled an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule.
Mattis was among the former top Pentagon officials who served under Trump including former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Gen. Joseph Dunford who also blamed political leaders spreading misinformation about the presidential debate as setting the groundwork for the violence at the Capitol.
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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis rebuked President Trump on Wednesday, accusing him of fomenting violence at the U.S. Capitol and poisoning Americans respect for fellow citizens. Today’s violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump, read a statement by Mattis obtained by Fox News. His use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election and to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice, Mattis said. Our Constitution and our Republic will overcome this stain and We the People will come together again in our never-ending effort to form a more perfect Union, while Mr. Trump will deservedly be left a man without a country.
Former Defense Secretary Mattis says Trump fomented security breach at US Capitol
ABCNews Former Defense Secretary James Mattis has directly blamed President Donald Trump for having fomented the security breach at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, which he labeled an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule.
Mattis was among the former top Pentagon officials who served under Trump including former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Gen. Joseph Dunford who also blamed political leaders spreading misinformation about the presidential debate as setting the groundwork for the violence at the Capitol. Today s violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump, said Mattis, who served as Trump s first secretary of defense, in a statement provided to ABC News.