MSNBC co-host Mika Brzezinski is calling President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's decision to pull troops out of Syria an attempt to deflect from his investigations, arguing "the world order might be at stake" with a U.S. presence no longer on the ground to fight ISIS.

"These are deflections that we have seen before, perhaps not this big," Brzezinski said on "Morning Joe" early Thursday.

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"The world order might be at stake," she added later. "I’m wondering at what point, when does a Cabinet secretary who vehemently disagrees, who has been quiet so far, at what point do they do things differently, step down and speak out?"

Her comments come one day after Trump announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.

He said on Twitter early Thursday that his decision was "no surprise" and asked the country if it wants to be in the war-torn nation "forever."

Trump argued that the decision to leave Syria should not be considered shocking since he campaigned on the issue in 2016.

"Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years, and six months ago, when I very publicly wanted to do it, I agreed to stay longer," Trump said in a tweet to his 56.4 million followers. "Russia, Iran, Syria & others are the local enemy of ISIS. We were doing there [sic] work. Time to come home & rebuild."

Prominent Republicans have been split on the issue, with Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (S.C.) telling reporters the decision was “Obama-like mistake" and Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioOvernight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers Democrats step up hardball tactics as Supreme Court fight heats up Press: Notorious RBG vs Notorious GOP MORE (Fla.) describing it as "terrible decision."

Trump, however, praised Sens. Rand Paul Randal (Rand) Howard PaulRand Paul says he can't judge 'guilt or innocence' in Breonna Taylor case Overnight Health Care: Health officials tell public to trust in science | Despair at CDC under Trump influence | A new vaccine phase 3 trial starts Health officials tell public to trust in science MORE (R-Ky.) and Mike Lee Michael (Mike) Shumway LeeMcConnell shores up GOP support for coronavirus package McConnell tries to unify GOP Davis: The Hall of Shame for GOP senators who remain silent on Donald Trump MORE (R-Utah) who supported the decision. Paul said he "couldn't agree more" while Lee argued it was "the opposite of an Obama decision."

“I’m proud of the President today to hear that he is declaring victory in Syria.” Senator Rand Paul. “I couldn’t agree more with the presidents decision. By definition, this is the opposite of an Obama decision. Senator Mike Lee — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018

Brzezinski was embroiled in controversy last week after using a homophobic remark to refer to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE. She apologized after substantial backlash on social media, calling it a "super bad" choice of words.