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Looks like Acting SecDef Patrick Shanahan is Trump's choice.
It was now or never for Jim Webb supporters who wanted a more non-interventionist SecDef, which Shanahan looks to be anyway given Shanahan is Trump's ideal of a silent partner going forward. Shanahan still hasn't said his view on the retreat from Syrian and the 50% reduction of forces in Afg.
Trump may like Shanahan for one simple reason: He’s very deferential. During a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, for example, he sat stoically next to Trump as the president slammed Mattis for keeping America’s military involved in conflicts overseas, particularly in Afghanistan.
Shanahan has also reportedly told Pentagon leaders to focus on “China, China, China” — a country the president cares about challenging — which might keep him in Trump’s good graces.
“I see zero-percent chance Shanahan doesn’t get the job right now if he continues to focus on China,” a person familiar with the selection process told me.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-poli...an-defense-secretary-webb-mattis-boeing-trump
Word is Trump will keep Shanahan for as long as he can and for as long as Shanahan keeps his mouth shut except to pucker up.
It was now or never for Jim Webb supporters who wanted a more non-interventionist SecDef, which Shanahan looks to be anyway given Shanahan is Trump's ideal of a silent partner going forward. Shanahan still hasn't said his view on the retreat from Syrian and the 50% reduction of forces in Afg.
Trump may like Shanahan for one simple reason: He’s very deferential. During a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, for example, he sat stoically next to Trump as the president slammed Mattis for keeping America’s military involved in conflicts overseas, particularly in Afghanistan.
Shanahan has also reportedly told Pentagon leaders to focus on “China, China, China” — a country the president cares about challenging — which might keep him in Trump’s good graces.
“I see zero-percent chance Shanahan doesn’t get the job right now if he continues to focus on China,” a person familiar with the selection process told me.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-poli...an-defense-secretary-webb-mattis-boeing-trump
Word is Trump will keep Shanahan for as long as he can and for as long as Shanahan keeps his mouth shut except to pucker up.