Writer Chris Stevenson said US Defense Secretary James Matisse was stepping down and said he was leaving US President Donald Trump increasingly isolated in the White House and that Trump would unleash his real agenda in 2019.
The author in his article in the Independent newspaper that Trump will certainly double the things that his supporters are seeking to deal harshly with countries such as Iran and the policy of immigration and other hard.
Mattis' resignation has caused surprise and frustration for many in Washington, and perhaps for many US allies around the world.
Matisse was referring to the latest so-called "adult axis," which was supposed to use brakes when Trump's impulses increased.
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Directing the President
Rep. Bob Korker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said last year that Secretary of State Rex Tilerson, Defense Secretary Mattiece and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly were there to help guide the president, but he was soon forced Tillerson was on leave, and then Kelly and Matisse were both unable to work with Trump.
Most of the fears surrounding Mattis' resignation concern his decades in military service, with many parts of the world known than Trump, who entered the White House as a beginner.
The writer says people are surprised when they see a figure who spent a long time in the military but feels the need to resign in a country that prides itself on respecting its army, as with Matisse.
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Increasing isolation
The author says Matisse's resignation leaves the White House increasingly isolated, and is one of the recent incidents that has angered Republicans in Congress, such as Trump's response to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.
He adds that the real Trump stands out and surrounds himself with advisers thinking the same way, and that this has become the hallmark of the White House.
Trump believes that what power gives him is to put himself at odds with anyone who can break him, and that removing influences like Matisse as well as Democrats' control of the House will only speed up the Trumpy trend.
The writer says that if there are no controls or budgets to put an end to some of the Trump whims, he will be adopted in 2019 to implement the slogan he previously adopted, the "America first," and will emerge a lot of policies through his Tweets and press conferences impromptu and his reaction to Fox News News.
Many worry about the repercussions of foreign policy following Matisse's departure from the White House, with the US withdrawing from the theaters of conflict without warning, questioning international alliances, and domestic politics can be equally affected.
Without the steady influence of people such as Matisse, Trump will unleash his agenda and policies in 2019.