“I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help…
Back in May, a television interviewer asked Defense Secretary James Mattis what kept him awake at night. He answered, “Nothing. I keep other people awake at night.” Well, that wasn’t quite correct. Mattis wrote an October 17 letter to the…
Speaking to reporters after a dinner with his military leadership team, the generals and admirals and their wives standing with him and the First Lady, President Trump said, “You guys know what this represents? Maybe it’s the calm before the…
North Korea has the potential to become the greatest foreign policy crisis for the Trump administration. Fortunately, President Trump has a very capable Secretary of Defense, and an exceptional National Security Advisor that are uniquely qualified on this issue. North…
Facing demands to fire Donald Rumsfeld, his secretary of defense, in early 2006 President George W. Bush told the press, “I hear the voices and I read the front page and I hear the speculation. But I’m the decider, and…
For the next month, the media is going to busy itself with grading President Donald Trump’s performance by the meaningless standard of how much he accomplished in his first 100 days in office. The standard is made doubly meaningless by…
The Trump administration and Secretary of Defense James Mattis in particular will be judged by what I refer to as the “Great Shift” in defense spending. Much of our military equipment is still more from the Cold War than the…
My sources tell me there is a bear-rug on the floor of the living room of Defense Secretary and former Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis’s home. The bear is not dead. He’s just afraid to move.
TO: President-elect Donald Trump Secretary of Defense (nominee) Gen. James Mattis National Security Advisor (designee) Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn CC: Director of Central Intelligence (nominee) Cong. Mike Pompeo Director of National Intelligence (nominee) Sen. Dan Coates SUBJECT: Restoring America’s Defenses Americans…
Retired Marine Corps General James “Mad Dog” Mattis is said to be the leading contender to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense. The more I read about him the more I see why. Mattis is a combat leader, respected…
