An adviser to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is writing a tell-all book about Mattis’ “complicated” relationship with President Trump.
The book, by retired Navy Cmdr. Guy “Bus” Snodgrass, describes how Mattis made an effort to block some of Trump’s proposals, according to NBC News.
A press release obtained by the outlet said the “sometimes shocking” book is “an insider’s sometimes shocking account of how Defense Secretary James Mattis led the U.S. military through global challenges while serving as a crucial check on the Trump administration.”
“Holding the Line: Inside the Pentagon With General Mattis” is being published by Sentinel in October. Snodgrass was the ex-secretary’s former communications director.
Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general, served for nearly two years as defense secretary. He resigned in December after Trump abruptly announced the U.S. would be removing all troops from Syria.
Snodgrass worked for Mattis for 17 months and took “meticulous notes,” the press release said. The author also gives a “fly-on-the-wall view of Mattis” during major national security incidents, as well as how Mattis “slow-rolled some of Trump’s most controversial measures, with no intention of following through.”
