Baku-APA. Retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be his defense secretary, according to people familiar with the decision, APA reports quoting The Washington Post.
An announcement is likely by early next week, according to the people familiar with the decision.
Mattis declined to comment. Spokespersons for Trump’s transition team did not respond to requests for comment.
The two men met last month, with Trump praising the general to the press outside the Trump National Golf Club Bedminister clubhouse in New Jersey.