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‘A Man Without A Country’: Mattis Blames Trump For Capitol Riots

Slammed Trump over the summer for cracking down on left-wing violence

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‘A Man Without A Country’: Mattis Blames Trump For Capitol Riots
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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis, a frequent critic of President Trump, blasted his former boss after the riots at the Capitol on Wednesday and accused him of having “fomented” them.

“Today’s violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump,” Mattis said. “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.”

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