Trump cares what Ann Coulter thinks, not what Mattis thinks

What we’ve found out in the past 24 hours is that Ann Coulter matters more to Donald Trump than James Mattis.

That seems to be the only logical conclusion to draw based on the two big stories that riled Republicans this week: Trump’s initial decision to sign a stopgap spending measure to keep the government funded, and his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.