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    Mattis’s Departure Was a Turning Point

    And it is further proof that this president will attempt to destroy the reputation of anyone who crosses him.
    by Alex Wagner Jan 13, 2019 2 minutes
    Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump's first two years as president.

    The operating thesis regarding democracy in the age of Trump is that America continues to operate because sane people still work in the government. General James Mattis, the former secretary of defense, was a prime example of this civic commitment: an institutionalist discipline amid executive malfeasance. Whether the Muslim countries, an announced, or simply putting a stop to , the general (in addition to his duties as the head of the U.S. Armed Forces) was a reliable mediator.

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