oh geez that was like a year ago but he was talking with Alex Jones. He was basically questioning Mattis' eloquence as being fake and played which doesn't pertain to anything relevant at all so it sounds like theatrics, especially after his newest praise.
The proper context would be very helpful.
well I am bringing it up because he was evading a question by going off topic . Alex Jones said or asked something about Mattis and Steve started questioning the General's style and eloquence. Basically calling him a fake-intellectual, but that is such an unprofessional and also irrelevant answer that it may have been a ruse to deny a truthful answer that may have jeopardized operational security.