'FICTION' — Mattis denies words attributed to him in Bob Woodward's new book

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis denies the words attributed to him in Bob Woodward's new book, 'FEAR: Trump in the White House.'


Mattis says Bob Woodward's report of tensions with Trump "is a product of someone's rich imagination."

"While I generally enjoy reading fiction, this is a uniquely Washington brand of literature, and his anonymous sources do not lend credibility."

Woodward had written in 'FEAR' that Mattis compared Trump's knowledge of North Korea to 'a 5th or 6th grader.'