Trump expected to select marine Gen. James Mattis for Pentagon chief -Washington Post

Record ID: 75029

  • Title: Trump expected to select marine Gen. James Mattis for Pentagon chief -Washington Post
  • Date: 1st December 2016
  • Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (MARCH 29, 2011) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** COMMANDER OF THE U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL JAMES MATTIS GETTING OUT OF CAR AND SHAKING HANDS WITH ANAN MATTIS AND ANAN SHAKING HANDS AND POSING FOR CAMERAS EGYPTIAN AND U.S. FLAGS MATTIS SHAKING HANDS WITH EGYPT'S FIELD MARSHAL HUSSEIN TANTAWI, TANTWAI THEN SHAKING HANDS WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF U.S. DELEGATION MATTIS AND TANTAWI SEATED FOR TALKS CAIRO, EGYPT, (SEPTEMBER 28, 2010) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK MEETING WITH RECENTLY APPOINTED HEAD OF U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND (CENTCOM), GENERAL JAMES N. MATTIS
  • Embargoed: 16th December 2016 21:40
  • Keywords: James Mattis Marine General Defense secretary U.S. Donald Trump
  • Location: BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES/CAIRO, EGYPT
  • City: BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES/CAIRO, EGYPT
  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA0025B21Q2V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate retired General James Mattis to lead the Pentagon, The Washington Post reported on Thursday (December 1), choosing a revered figure in the Marine Corps known for his tough talk, distrust of Iran and battlefield experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    The newspaper said the announcement was likely to be made early next week. Reuters could not immediately confirm the planned nomination.
    The choice of a seasoned military strategist could be another indication that Trump, a Republican, intends to steer U.S. foreign policy away from Democratic President Barack Obama's increased reliance on U.S. allies to fight Islamist militants and to help deter Russian and Chinese aggression in Europe and Asia.
    While the nomination of the 66-year-old Mattis will likely be popular among U.S. forces, many of whom know him by his colorful nickname "Mad Dog," it will have to clear a bureaucratic hurdle.
    Because he retired only in 2013, Mattis would need Congress to waive a requirement that a defense secretary be a civilian for at least seven years before taking the top job at the Pentagon. His impressive combat record, however, may deter some Senate Democrats from trying to block his nomination.
    Trump has described Mattis as "the real deal."
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