The decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw forces from Syria was met with disapproval in the US Department of Defense, bur ordinary US nationals support such a move, Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday.
“We recognize the fact that this is unpopular within the beltway. We recognize the fact that it’s unpopular within the Defense Department. It’s very popular with ordinary American people,” Mulvaney told Fox News.
The official said that Trump has been working on the troop pullout for two years.
On Thursday, Mattis in a resignation letter said he was stepping down at the end of February citing the fact that Trump needed to find a defense chief whose views were more aligned with his own.