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

Trump’s description in a testy <em>60 Minutes</em> interview doesn’t bode well for the defense secretary’s longevity in the Trump cabinet after the midterms.
Source: Philippe Wojazer / Reuters

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 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 “zero interest” in a cabinet position.

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