MATTIS ON THE MOVE: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis leaves tomorrow on a short trip to Great Britain by way of New York City. It’s his third trip as secretary and it’s designed to underscore the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K., which wobbled a bit this month after the White House cited an unfounded allegation of Britain spying on the Trump campaign on behalf of former President Obama. On Thursday, Mattis will hold a joint news conference with his British counterpart, Sir Michael Fallon.
Before London, Mattis stops in New York where he will drop in on the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and the Council on Foreign Relations, but has no public events planned. Mattis is taking a small press contingent with him, including wire services and a network television pool camera crew.
