Mattis Shares Christmas Message Taped One Day Before Resignation
Source: Huffington Post
12/25/2018 01:33 am ET
“To all you lads and lasses holding the line in 2018 on land, at sea or in the air, thanks for keeping the faith,” he said.
By Amy Russo
Just one day before turning in his resignation, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis taped a holiday message to his entire department.
The video, dated Dec. 19, shows Mattis before a wall of flags, praising U.S. forces for serving the country on a day many Americans take off from work.
“Since Washington crossed the Delaware at Christmas in 1776, American troops have missed holidays at home to defend our experiment in democracy,” he says. “To all you lads and lasses holding the line in 2018 on land, at sea or in the air, thanks for keeping the faith. Merry Christmas and may God hold you safe.”
By Dec. 20, Mattis announced he would be stepping down from his White House post, protesting President Donald Trump’s move to pull troops out of Syria and emphasizing his differences with the commander in chief over his friendliness toward authoritarian regimes.
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