Who reportedly did Mattis prevent Trump from assassinating?
Vladimir Putin
Kim Jong Un
Bashar al-Assad
Saddam Hussein
Answer
Bashar al-Assad is the president of Syria and the leader of the Ba'ath Party. He has been in power since 2000 and has been accused of human rights abuses. In 2017, then-Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly prevented President Trump from assassinating Assad. Mattis is said to have argued that such an act would be counterproductive and would only serve to further destabilize the region.
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