Admiral: With Jim Mattis Gone From the Pentagon, the U.S. Is One Step Closer to Chaos

His call sign was never “Mad Dog.” That was but one of the many, many things President Donald Trump got wrong about retired four-star Marine general and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.

His actual call sign is, believe it or not, "CHAOS" – an appropriate sobriquet for all that is unfolding in the White House and Washington these days.

His call sign was never “Mad Dog.” That was but one of the many, many things President Donald Trump got wrong about retired four-star Marine general and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. His actual call sign is, believe it or not, "CHAOS" – an appropriate sobriquet for all that is unfolding in the White House and Washington these days.