Here’s What Trump Will Get From His Generals
Retired Marines Jim Mattis and John Kelly will shake up the new president’s Cabinet.
By Paul D. Shinkman | Senior National Security Writer Dec. 16, 2016, at 6:27 p.m.
President-elect Donald Trump welcomes retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis as they pose for a photo before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.
If confirmed, retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis could have unfettered access to Donald Trump, commander-in-chief. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Donald Trump thinks he knows why he likes generals. They're usually hard-charging leaders bent on victory whose exploits, if successful, become legendary.
Few encompass that better than Trump's pick for defense secretary, Jim Mattis, the former Marine four-star and commander of U.S. Central Command who earned a cult following among his troops that persists to this day. He is known as much for his rhetorical flair, earning the sobriquet "Mad Dog," as it he is for a thoughtful and historical view on the virtues of war.
Militarizing the Cabinet
Other generals who Trump has chosen – former Marine four-star John Kelly to become homeland security secretary, and former Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn for national security adviser – round out the triumvirate of military brass in the 45th president's Cabinet. Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, who led U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq and later ran the CIA, was considered for secretary of state.
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