President Trump Just Called Jim Mattis ‘Sort of a Democrat’

Nikki Haley came to the Oval Office last week to announce she’s leaving her post as U.N. ambassador by year’s end. White House counsel Don McGahn is on his way out. Everyone’s guessing how long the beleaguered Jeff Sessions will last after the midterms, with speculation rampant about who would replace him as attorney general. Some theorized that Haley resigned so she could fill South Carolina’s Senate seat once Lindsey Graham replaced Sessions, leading Graham to proclaim “zero interest” in a cabinet position. Now there’s another top job in question: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. In a contentious 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday night, President Trump seemed to put Mattis on notice, calling him “sort of a Democrat.” In Trump world, that is not a compliment, to put it mildly.