(This post may contain disputed claims. We make no assertions as to the validity of the information presented by our Opinion Columnist. We are an opinion blog, not a traditional news outlet, and this post should be treated as such. Enjoy.)After President Donald Trump’s interview with 60 Minutes, reporters bombarded Secretary of Defense James Mattis on his way to Vietnam. Among the flurry of questions they threw at him, they questioned his loyalty to the Trump administration. Spinning a comment Trump made, they asked if Mattis was a Democrat. The former Marine’s answer was simply perfect.
The press really doesn’t get it. They seem to go out of their way to malign and damage the president’s reputation. Their shockingly slanted news coverage has put a massive wedge between this administration and the free press.
Not that we’re surprised. The mainstream media has had a liberal bias for years. Whenever a Republican is in office, we can count on dishonest news coverage. It’s a wonder that President Trump even bothers to speak with the media at this point.
Despite their constant abuse, Trump sat down for an interview with 60 Minutes. Predictably, they spun his comments to make him look bad. When discussing the stellar performance of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Trump made the comment that Mattis was “kind of a Democrat.”
That’s not much to go on. It’s hardly a declaration of the man’s politics. Yet the fake news pounced on this off-handed remark as some kind of admission of tensions between the president and Mattis.
Reporters swarmed the SoD as he boarded a plane for Vietnam. Instead of asking him important questions — like his plans for the trip — they grilled him over the president’s statements.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met with reporters on his flight to Vietnam and answered questions about his relationship with President Donald Trump.
First up, Sec. Mattis didn’t even watch the “60 Minutes” segment that set the MSM on fire when the president said the retired 4 star general was “kind of a Democrat.” [Source: Twitchy]
When pressed, Mattis adds that he has not yet spoken to Trump about his comments. Says he didn’t watch the interview.
“We continue in the Department of Defense to do our job. It's no problem.”
— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) October 15, 2018
Wow, what a bombshell! The press was hoping for Mattis to be angry over the president’s comments. But he didn’t even watch the interview!
Why should he? Mattis has a close working relationship with this president. Chances are, they speak frequently. Both are on the same page about America’s military agenda. Why does Mattis need to watch an interview, where the president won’t even come close to discussing our Armed Forces’ strategy?
That interview would hardly portray their relationship accurately, given the fake news’ track record. But the media is so arrogant, they really think Mattis is sitting on the edge of his seat, worried about what Trump might say about him.
Give me a break.
Some even spun the president’s comments so wildly, that they assume Mattis will be leaving the administration. It’s just more fake news to add to the pile.
Mattis: “I'm on his team. We have never talked about me leaving.” Talking aboard an Air Force plane on his way to Vietnam he said, “and as you can see right here, we're on our way. We just continue doing our job.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
Finally, the liberal media pressed Mattis for what they really wanted to know. Is he a Democrat? That news would be a huge bombshell in the fake news world. Despite the fact that Trump works with both Republicans and Democrats in his administration, the media would spin this as some kind of problem from the president. “His top man is a Dem! Now he’s in trouble!”
This is what Mattis said:
Q: Are you a Democrat?
SEC. MATTIS: You know, we're all built on our formative experiences.
When I was 18, I joined the Marine Corps, and in the U.S. military we are proudly apolitical….
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
2/ …By that, I mean that in our duties, we were brought up to obey the elected commander in chief, whoever that is. And we've seen, over those — since I was in the military longer than some of you have been alive, I have seen Republicans and Democrats come and go….
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
3/… Where am I today? I'm a member of the president's administration. And you have seen that President Trump's military policies, security policies, reaping significant bipartisan support….
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
4/… So my role…and I realize you all write about tension between this person and that, this administration and that party, and this sort of thing. But when you think 83 percent of the U.S. Congress voting the same way on an issue put forward by the Republican president…
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
5/ … you can see that my portfolio is bipartisan by its very basis, and that is the protection of the United States. That's what President Trump has told me to do, and I eagerly carry that out, alongside probably the most selfless young men and women…
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
6/ … — not all young; some old men and women, too — civilian and military, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines working together.
So that's where I stand. That defines me.— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
But even that lengthy and thoughtful response wasn’t enough for the media. They pressed him to get specific and he humiliated them.
7/ Q: I don't want to put too fine a point on it, but you haven't registered Republican or Democrat. Is that what I'm hearing you say?
SEC. MATTIS: I've never registered for any political party.
###— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
There you have it. Mattis is not a partisan hack, who is going to play along with the left’s games. His top priority is to serve the President of the United States in keeping our country safe. He’s served Democrats and Republicans. His current mission has received support from both parties in Congress. There is no reason he has to jump into the pathetic, leftist quagmire they have created over the last 2 years.
That kind of intelligent, pro-America response is shockingly lacking in this day and age. Most people are so quick to spew their partisan rhetoric, forgetting that America and our values should come first. The media has so whipped our country into a frenzy, everyone is either a far-left maniac or far-right fascist. At least the man tasked with keeping us safe is keeping a level head.
