Secretary of Defense James “Mad Dog” Mattis might’ve received a higher call volume last Friday…or not. A reader of The Washington Post alerted the newspaper that it had inadvertently published a photo with the SecDef’s number clearly written.

President Trump’s bodyguard carelessly carried papers with writing facing out as he walked with Trump at the White House.

Here’s the image that was published:

If you don’t see it… (CLICK IMAGE TO SEE ENLARGED)

This kind of thing simply shouldn’t happen.

Mattis’s cell number has hopefully been changed by now, but the hassle shouldn’t have been gone through in the first place. As Washington Post reporter Rachel Manteuffel noted, “This is not normal.”