Trump lashes out at James Mattis, Democrats, Fed in morning tweets

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President Trump lashed out at his outgoing Defense secretary, his former ISIS envoy, "virtually every Democrat," and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) in morning tweets on Monday.

Perhaps not quite feeling in the holiday spirit just yet — Trump put off his trip to Mar-a-Lago to remain in Washington following the government shutdown — the president punctuated his rant with the declaration that "AMERICA IS RESPECTED AGAIN!"

In his tweets, Trump bounced between topics, including the budget and border wall funding; the expedited ousting of Secretary of Defense James Mattis; the resignation of the White House's primary point person on ISIS, Brett McGurk; the Iran Deal; and compared the Federal Reserve to "a powerful golfer who can't score because he ... can't putt."

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Trump's schedule starts at 6 p.m. Monday, when he and the first lady plan to participate in NORAD Santa Tracker phone calls.

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