Trump weighs replacing Mattis after 2018 midterm elections: Report

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More than a dozen White House officials and confidants of the current secretary of defense said that President Trump is contemplating replacing Jim Mattis with a more vocal Trump supporter after the 2018 midterm elections, according to a report.

The sources told the New York Times that the relationship between Trump and Mattis, once strong, has tarnished over time.

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