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Trump forces Mattis out earlier than planned

President Trump forced out Secretary of Defense James Mattis today two months earlier than planned. The abrupt exit comes four days after the general resigned in protest over the president’s decision to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria. A second diplomat stepped down over the same reason yesterday. Major Garrett has the story.
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