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Trump: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at end of February

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February. Trump says on Twitter that a new s...

Secretary Of Defense Mattis And Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford Hold Briefing At The Pentagon

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February.

Trump says on Twitter that a new secretary of defense will be named soon.

Trump’s announcement comes a day after he surprised U.S. allies and members of Congress by announcing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.

….equipment. General Mattis was a great help to me in getting allies and other countries to pay their share of military obligations. A new Secretary of Defense will be named shortly. I greatly thank Jim for his service!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy tweeted that Mattis was “quitting.”

A Secretary of Defense quitting over a public disagreement with a President whose foreign policy he believes has gone off the rails is a national security crisis. No way around it.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 20, 2018

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