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Mattis resigns over differences with Trump

Mattis's December 2018 letter said Trump had the right to a defense secretary whose views better aligned with his; DoD records service ending December 31.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumpformer defense secretary who resigned over policy differencesJames Mattis

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    James Mattis submitted his resignation on December 20, 2018, writing that Trump should have a defense secretary whose views were better aligned with his; Defense Department history records Mattis's term ending December 31, 2018.