Early in Thursday’s Senate confirmation hearings for Gen. James Mattis, Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Sen. Jack Reed asked something that, for most Trump nominees, would be a tough question: What do you think about working with Russia to solve problems?
Mattis’s answer was blunt, and very un-Trumplike.
“I’m all for engagement, but we have to recognize reality,” the general said. “There are a decreasing number of areas where we can cooperate, and an increasing number of areas in which we will have to confront Russia.”
The answer more-or-less directly contradicted the president-elect, who believes that he can make “a deal” with …read more
Source: Vox
