I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019. Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018
WNU Editor: Everyone in the White House and Cabinet serves at the pleasure of the President, and this is what happens when you lose the trust of the President .... Trump, Angry Over Mattis’s Rebuke, Removes Him 2 Months Early (New York Times). And while I do not know if President Trump is angry with him, I do know that with Syria in flux and the war situation in Afghanistan deteriorating very quickly now, President Trump needs someone at the Pentagon who is in sync with views instead of a lame duck Secretary of Defense who opposes his policies for the next two months.
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