President Trump called former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis “the world’s most overrated general,” in a heated discussion with Democrats at the White House Wednesday afternoon.
A senior Democratic aide who attended the meeting said Trump made the comment to Democrats after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer referred to the general during a discussion about Trump’s decision to move U.S. troops away from the Syrian border.
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