特朗普：現(xiàn)任國防部長將提前兩個月離職

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday he would replace Defense Secretary James Mattis at the start of the new year, two months earlier than Mattis’ planned departure.

美國總統(tǒng)特朗普上周日宣布，他將在新年伊始換掉現(xiàn)任國防部長詹姆斯.馬蒂斯，這比馬蒂斯本來預(yù)計(jì)的離職時間要早兩個月。

I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019. Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great! Trump tweeted.

特朗普在推特上發(fā)布：“我很高興地宣布，我們才華橫溢的國防部副部長帕特里克.沙納漢將于2019年1月1日起擔(dān)任代理國防部長一職。帕特里克在擔(dān)任副部長期間取得了一系列不凡成就，他之前是波音公司的副總裁。他會干得很好的!”。

Mattis announced his resignation on Thursday with a letter saying his views were not aligned with Trump, who said Mattis would retire at the end of February.

馬蒂斯周四即宣布辭職，并在辭職信中表示，他的觀點(diǎn)無法與特朗普達(dá)成一致。特朗普之前曾表示馬蒂斯將在2月底退休。

Mattis’ last day is expected to be Jan. 1, according to a source familiar with the matter. He is not expected to have a big, public farewell ceremony to try to prevent further exacerbating tensions between himself and Trump, the source said.

據(jù)知情人士透露，1月1日預(yù)計(jì)是馬蒂斯工作的最后一天，而且馬蒂斯不希望舉行盛大的公開告別儀式，以免自己和特朗普之間的緊張關(guān)系進(jìn)一步惡化。