Jim Mattis Was the Only Thing Keeping Trump’s Insane Clown Posse in Check

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Steady, thoughtful, and respected, Mattis was America’s insurance policy against Trump’s idiocy. If you’re not nervous, you’re not paying attention.

Published Dec. 21 2018 9:17AM EST

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Thursday's decision by Jim Mattis to leave the stifling, rapidly collapsing confines of Donald Trump’s insane clown posse administration was always inevitable, but that hardly makes the psychological impact of his departure any less traumatic.

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Jim Mattis Was the Only Thing Keeping Trump’s Insane Clown Posse in Check

Steady, thoughtful, and respected, Mattis was America’s insurance policy against Trump’s idiocy. If you’re not nervous, you’re not paying attention.

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Rick Wilson