U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis is leading an internal Pentagon review of options to propose to President Donald Trump to intensify the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and ultimately defeat the jihadist group.
Fresh from his confirmation, Defense Secretary James Mattis declared the United States has an “unshakable commitment to NATO” as NATO was demonstrating its unshakable commitment to the Baltics by putting 1,200 troops in Lithuania.
On Friday’s Breitbart News Daily, SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam asked retired Lt. General Jerry Boykin about defense secretary nominee James Mattis’ advice during Thursday’s confirmation hearings to “confront” Russia. Kassam wondered what sort of confrontation Mattis had in mind.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Pentagon said Thursday that the United States should continue treating Tel Aviv as Israel’s capital, breaking with Republican members of Congress and intimations the incoming president could fulfill his campaign pledge to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.
“Senator my belief is that we have to stay focused on a military that is so lethal that on the battlefield that it will be the enemies longest day and their worst day when they run into that force,” Gen. James Mattis says during a confirmation hearing.
Incoming Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his fellow Democratic senators will aggressively target eight of President-elect Donald Trump’s “rigged Cabinet” picks, according to a report from the Washington Post.
A Marine urged President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, and General James Mattis to “give ’em hell” while on his deathbed Saturday, saying that it was the greatest honor of his life to fight for them.
President-Elect Donald Trump has named retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as the chief of staff and executive secretary of the National Security Council (NSC), furthering his campaign promise of a much more skeptical view of Islamic ideology.
Center for Security Policy President Frank Gaffney joined SiriusXM host Matt Boyle on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily to reflect on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
President-elect Donald Trump formally announced his intention to nominate retired Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis for secretary of defense during his “Thank You” tour event in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Tuesday night.
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis will join President-elect Donald Trump on stage on Tuesday night at Trump’s “Thank You Tour” event in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Retired Lt. General Jerry Boykin discussed the appointment of retired Marine General James Mattis for secretary of defense with SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Monday’s Breitbart News Daily.
Retired Marine General James N. Mattis, named on Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, is a larger-than-life figure with a fascinating career. Following are some choice details from his biography, and some lines of attack the Trump team might want to be on guard against.
Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, and he is one of the most quotable figures in modern public life.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his secretary of defense on Thursday, saying Mattis is “the closest thing we have to Gen. George Patton.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to the reported appointment of General James “Mad Dog” Mattis (Ret.) as Secretary of Defense by saying it’s “good to have a mad dog on your
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s reported choice (via the Washington Post) of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as Secretary of Defense risks a fight with pro-Israel groups similar to the one that faced former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel in his confirmation fight in early 2013.
On Thanksgiving Day, the Associated Press published a story raising eyebrows at president-elect Donald Trump for meeting too many retired generals about positions in his nascent administration.
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus calls Donald Trump the “presumptive nominee.” Trump deputy campaign manager Michael Glassner is heading to Cleveland to scope out the situation for his boss. Indeed, most Republicans — with the conspicuous exception of House Speaker Paul Ryan — are lining up behind Trump.
Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis is not going to run a third-party campaign if Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee.
