Trump Says He\'s Unsure if Mattis Will Stay: \'He\'s Sort of a Democrat\'

Just days after Nikki Haley turned in her resignation President Trump seems to be hinting another crucial member of his team could also be heading for the door.????((VO))??On 60 Minutes the president said this.????((SOT))??LESLIE STAHL, CBS NEWS: What about General Mattis?

Is he going to leave???TRUMP: Well, I don't know.

He hasn't told me that.

I have a very good relationship with him.

I had lunch with him two days ago.

I have a very good relationship with him.

It could be that he is.

I think he's sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth.

But General Mattis is a good guy.

We get along very well.

He may leave.

I mean, at some point everybody leaves.????((VO))??That classic Trump cliffhanger regarding his defense secretary, leaving things in the air for his White House regardless of how the midterms end… and no doubt a message to Mattis: if you want to leave, now’s the time.????((VO))??Trump’s Democrat comment also adding further intrigue to that mysterious New York Times op-ed from a member of his team.

Both Haley and Mattis deny writing it.

But as we saw in a rare interview with ABC News , First Lady Melania Trump has trust issues.????((SOT))??TOMMY: “Has he had people that you don’t trust working for him?”??MELANIA “Yes”??TOMMY: “Did you let him know?”??MELANIA: “I let him know.”????((VO))??All this while the fate of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and his boss Attorney General Jeff Sessions remains up in the air and whether any departures may come following midterms.??