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General Who Thinks Its Fun to Shoot Some People Is Front-Runner for Trumps Pentagon
Source: Daily Beast
General Who Thinks ‘It’s Fun to Shoot Some People’ Is Front-Runner for Trump’s Pentagon
Recently retired Marine Corps General James “Mad Dog” Mattis is the front-runner to be Secretary of Defense. General David Petraeus is also on the short-list, but both would need a waiver as they haven’t been retired for the required seven years.
KIMBERLY DOZIER
TIM MAK
11.18.16 10:40 PM ET
The retired 4-star Marine Corps general who memorably said “it’s fun to shoot some people” is a leading candidate to become Team Trump’s Secretary of Defense.
Teams of lawyers on Capitol Hill wrestled on Friday with how to allow retired 4-star Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, 66, to take up the post, ahead of his scheduled meeting with President Elect Donald Trump in New York on Saturday. Mattis would add to a cabinet of national security super-hawks and signal a return to a more aggressive defense of U.S. interests abroad.
“I’m a great admirer of Gen. Mattis,” said Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain with a grin, refusing to confirm that the blunt-speaking general is in the running, but warmly endorsing the idea.
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Recently retired Marine Corps General James “Mad Dog” Mattis is the front-runner to be Secretary of Defense. General David Petraeus is also on the short-list, but both would need a waiver as they haven’t been retired for the required seven years.
KIMBERLY DOZIER
TIM MAK
11.18.16 10:40 PM ET
The retired 4-star Marine Corps general who memorably said “it’s fun to shoot some people” is a leading candidate to become Team Trump’s Secretary of Defense.
Teams of lawyers on Capitol Hill wrestled on Friday with how to allow retired 4-star Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, 66, to take up the post, ahead of his scheduled meeting with President Elect Donald Trump in New York on Saturday. Mattis would add to a cabinet of national security super-hawks and signal a return to a more aggressive defense of U.S. interests abroad.
“I’m a great admirer of Gen. Mattis,” said Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain with a grin, refusing to confirm that the blunt-speaking general is in the running, but warmly endorsing the idea.
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Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/19/general-who-thinks-it-s-fun-to-shoot-some-people-is-front-runner-for-trump-s-pentagon.html