But then there was a very different tweet about Puerto Rico from Trump several days into the relief efforts. In fact, many in the military support Trump because he gives top commanders more leeway to conduct operations. But that may be changing if these generals are a barometer. All of this boils down to one point: Mattis and his generals don't want to upset Trump. Nowhere is the potential harm of not speaking truth to power more dire than North Korea.

Source: CNN October 04, 2017 05:03 UTC