Trump says Shanahan ‘will be great’ as Mattis replacement

Donald Trump tweets confirming that Patrick Shanahan will take over for Mattis on January 1.

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, left, speaks next to Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

“He will be great,” Trump says.

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