Episode 1015 • • 33:05 - 35:18
1015: Pentacon
Jim Mattis, Joe Dunford, National Security Consultation
Commentator Mark Shields criticized President Trump for allegedly excluding Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Joe Dunford from the North Korea decision. The hosts dismiss this as a media "canard," suggesting that prior discussions likely took place. They mock the sudden media pivot to praising Mattis and Dunford as "great men" only when they can be used to criticize the President.