coup, implicitly comparing Mattis’ current situation with Trump to Smedley Butler’s during the proposed coup against FDR. Comparing Trump to FDR…the Spanish Inquisition is never around when you need them.
Never let your morals stop you from doing the right thing.--Isaac Asimov
The United States is also a one-party state but, with typical American extravagance, they have two of them.--Julius Nyerere