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Unsure if Defense Secretary James Mattis is planning to step down: Trump

Mattis was one of Trump's first cabinet picks after the 2016 election

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis <b>File photo</b>
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President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis <b>File photo</b>

Bloomberg Washington
President Donald Trump hinted that US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis may be planning to quit his administration, and described the former US Marine Corps general as “sort of a Democrat.”
 
In an excerpt from a “60 Minutes” interview that will air in full Sunday on CBS, Trump talked about the level of turnover in his administration after almost two years, and suggested there could be more to come.
 
“There are some people that I’m not happy with. I have some people that I’m not thrilled with. And I have other people that I’m beyond thrilled with,” the president said, according