One thing I absolutely don't like about Trump is his propensity to heap abuse on former officials after they depart his administration. That's just childish. I'm perfectly happy when he trolls the Democrats, or Rocketman, but dissing the people he appointed to high positions is crude, rude, and socially unacceptable. It also raises the question: If these people were so terrible -- why did you appoint them?
Agree with all of the above, especially the last. All administrations go through staff, and sometimes people just don't work out. But going from, "This guy is the best in the world" to "This guy is the worst" multiple times really makes one reconsider Trump's ability to find "great people".
Also, I'll give benefit of doubt to Trump when he does the "I know more than 'X' advisor" for economic related stuff, because he has shown he knows a lot about that. However, I can't accept him doing so for national defense. That's why when many libs were crying about "all the Generals", I was happy to see him surrounding himself with experts.
To now say he knows more about military strategy than Mattis or any of the Generals he has dissed is ridiculous, and I'm still very concerned regarding just who is advising him regarding strategy. I haven't heard any names of experts Trump consulted with that may have a different take than Mattis, et. al.
Again, not from the "get us out of Syria" perspective, which I agree with, but the "How to get us out of Syria in a strategically sound manner", which it has become obvious Trump is pulling out of his ass. I'm glad he took the Christmas trip though, as somehow something people there told him, or stuff he saw, caused him to take a breath and step back to a more reasonable withdrawal strategy than the one that caused Mattis to quit (note Trump started the "You can't quit because you're fired!" routine regarding Mattis).