In August 2016, the well-respected veteran diplomat signed an open letter denouncing then-presidential candidate Trump as a danger to America. “In our experience,” Jeffrey and dozens of fellow “Never Trumpers” wrote, “a president must be willing to listen to his advisers and department heads [and] must encourage consideration of conflicting views.” Trump, they argued, is “erratic” and “acts impetuously.”
This week Trump blindsided his national security team, including Jeffrey, by announcing that he will be pulling U.S. troops from war-torn Syria. Just two days earlier, Jeffrey had delivered a high-profile speech forecasting a sustained U.S. role in the Arab country.
And with that, the 70-something Jeffrey became the latest in a long line of Trump administration officials to be undermined and even humiliated by the president they serve.
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