1/27/2017

JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: "President Trump paid his first presidential visit to the top brass at the Pentagon on Friday afternoon and announced his intention to provide a wide range of new resources for the U.S. military.
'I'm signing an executive action to begin a great rebuilding of the armed services of the United States,' the president said in a brief ceremony that included the swearing in of the new defense secretary, James Mattis.
'We're developing a plan for new planes, new ships, new resources, and new tools for our men and women in uniform,' Trump added, though he did not provide additional details."

 – “At Pentagon, Trump Declares His Aim Of ‘Rebuilding’ The Military,” NPR.org, Jan 27, 2017, Greg Myre, 1/27/2017

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