Trump announces the retirement of the Minister of Defense

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Trump announces the retirement of the Minister of Defense
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announced US President Donald Trump, on Friday, announced the retirement of his defense secretary James Mattis, at the end of February.
"Over the past two years, Matisse has contributed to the development of military hardware and has helped me to make some countries pay what they have to pay for their military services," Trump said.
He revealed that the name of the new defense minister will be announced "soon", thanking Matisse for his services.

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Mattis' resignation is a concern of the US Congress and fears of a worsening crisis

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number of members of the US Congress have expressed fears the repercussions of the resignation of Defense Minister James Mattis, and saw in this move an indication of the worsening of the crisis in the management of the country.

Republican Senator Marco Rubio warned that Matisse's resignation letter to President Donald Trump showed the White House was pursuing a foreign policy that could have serious consequences.

"Read General Mattis's letter of resignation. It is quite clear that we are heading towards a series of grave political mistakes that will endanger our nation, damage our alliances and strengthen our enemies," the senator wrote on Twitter.

"We, who have supported the initiatives of this administration over the past two years, are able to convince the president to choose a different approach," Rubio said.

For his part, Democratic Senator Mark Warner in a tweet to him the departure of Matisse "scary" and described the defense minister as "an island of stability amid the chaos in the Trump administration."

"What we saw through the president's indiscriminate approach toward Syria underscores that our national defense is so important that it can not be subject to the volatile whims of the president," he said.

Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, told reporters yesterday that she was "shocked by the news of Matisse's resignation, which she described as patriotic.

"Our forces are looking at General Matisse as a leader, and now he will leave it, which is very dangerous for our country," she said.

According to Pelosi, Matisse was "a calm for many of us, and the voice of stability in the Trump administration."

"Look just this week, when the president withdraws his troops from Syria without full consultation already with the national security leaders in his administration, and he has changed his position on signing the government financing bill," the Democratic leader said.

Matisse sent a letter to Trump on Thursday, in which he resigned, explaining his decision to have substantial differences with the president on the administration of the country's policy.

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Germany asks America to clarify who will succeed Defense Secretary James Matisse

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demanded that the German Defense Minister Ursula von der Yin, on Friday, the United States to clarify the situation after the sudden US Defense Secretary James Mattis to resign.

"Since the United States plays an important and responsible role in the global security architecture, it is important for everyone to get a quick clarification on who will succeed Matisse and the future course," the minister said in a brief statement in Western media.