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• Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is OK with President Donald Trump calling him the “world’s most overrated general” because the president also called Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood.”
• “I guess I’m the Meryl Streep of generals,” Mattis said during his speech at the 74th annual Al Smith dinner – known for its comedic roast tradition – on Thursday.
• On a more serious note, Mattis said that he doesn’t like to dip into partisan matters, but he warned that we live in deeply divided times, invoking President Abraham Lincoln’s Lyceum speech (which was made before he was president).
• He also addressed US soldiers who fought with the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces, who were allies against the Islamic State in the region.

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is OK with President Donald Trump calling him the “world’s most overrated general” because the president also called Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood.”