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December 26, 2018

Trump to Replace James Mattis with Patrick Shanahan on January 1
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Meanwhile, President Trump said he would fire Pentagon chief James
Mattis two months ahead of schedule, after Mattis rebuked Trump's
foreign policy decisions in a resignation letter he made public last
week. Trump reportedly did not read Mattis's letter and only learned
about his objections from Fox News. After growing increasingly angry
with his defense chief, Trump said Mattis will leave on January 1; he
had previously been expected to retire at the end of February. Patrick
Shanahan will become acting secretary of defense. Shanahan is a former
executive at the U.S. weapons maker Boeing.


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