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Trump Officially Taps Mattis For SECDEF, Promises Best New Equipment For Troops

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Trump Officially Taps Mattis For SECDEF, Promises Best New Equipment For Troops
Gen. James Mattis

Aside from officially announcing retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his pick for secretary of defense, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday described with soaring superlatives how he plans to rebuild and equip a military that is “stronger than ever before.”With more specificity than Trump has previously approached the issue, he promised to increase funding for the military and modernize its equipment. He promised to ask Congress to eliminate sequestration in his first budget submission in 2017. The Obama administration and…

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