Former Defense Secretary James Mattis cracked a few jokes Thursday night at the Al Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in
New York — and all of them were at the expense of President Trump.During the contentious meeting on Wednesday between Trump and top
Democrats, an attendee shared something Mattis had said about the Islamic State. Trump reportedly responded by saying Mattis was "the world's most overrated general," and not "tough enough."Mattis laughed it off during his keynote speech on Thursday, saying, "I'm not just an overrated general, I am the greatest, the world's most overrated." He also found common ground with one of the Hollywood's most acclaimed actresses: "I am honored to be considered that by Donald Trump, because he also called
Meryl Streep an overrated actress, so I guess I'm the Meryl Streep of generals. Frankly, that sounds pretty good to me. You do have to admit, between me and Meryl, at least we've had some victories."