The Trump Administration, the stock markets in turmoil, the generals are out, the government is about to shut down and be in a bit of a crisis mode. This is a presidency in crisis right now. Were going to stay on top of all of the Breaking News. Thanks so much for watching. Erin Burnett Outfront starts erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the Breaking News, Defense Secretary jim mattis quits. In a stunning letter to the president of the United States, the four Star General Calling Out President Trump for not backing American Allies, for supporting authoritarian regimes. I want to read the entire letter, because this is a Turning Point for this administration, for President Trump, and for this country. Here is the letter from Defense Secretary mattis to the president of the United States, which he handed him today, in which he quit. Dear mr. President , i have been privileged to serve as our
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and sincere that the defense secretary is resigning in part over it. what i don t get about this, and i don t know general mattis, and i have a high respect for him, but look, trump s staked almost his whole presidency on taking on china. it s the right time to do that. i think he has the american people behind him. if he wins this trade fight, which i believe he will, because he s tough and he s not going to back down, you re going to see the biggest boom in the stock market and the economy ever. so this is a i don t understand why general mattis says somehow he s like a china simp sympathizer when we finally have a president who s taking on china. we have never seen anything like this resignation letter and it is going to reverberate and it is going to cover over the things that steve just said and the ways that he tried to defend the president. this is the beginning of people coming out with their critiques. you made the point earlier. people have left. people have left quietl