President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pull US troops out of Syria, criticizing personnel from his national security team who resigned this week.

Trump announced the controversial decision on Wednesday after he declared victory against ISIL terrorists in Syria.

Following the announcement, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offered his resignation with the State Department’s senior envoy to the so-called anti-ISIL coalition, Brett McGurk, resigning from his post afterwards.

Trump said in a tweet Saturday that McGurk’s tenure had been slated to expire in February, accusing him of blowing his exit out of proportion.

News reports on Friday said that McGurk would leave the Trump administration in February, but hastened his decision because of Trump’s order.

In another tweet, Trump criticized media for reporting that his decision had been made without first consulting senior officials at the Pentagon.

In a later massage, he attacked Mattis directly, saying he had given the former general a second chance after being fired by former President Barack Obama.

He also criticized a section of the defense secretary’s official resignation letter that detailed the need for close ties with US allies.

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