Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Uncertain

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Trump is likely to name a loyalist as Pentagon chief after tumultuous first term

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Five men held the job as Pentagon chief only to resign, be fired or serve briefly as a stopgap.

The names of potential Pentagon chiefs stretch from the well known — such as Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida — to an array of former administration loyalists.

Trump is expected to lean toward those who back his desire to end U.S. involvement in any wars.

Retired Gen. Jim Mattis and Gen. John Milley worked quietly behind the scenes to temper some of Trump 's decisions.

They stalled his demands that troops be quickly and completely withdrawn from Iraq , Syria and Afghanistan and managed to prevent the use of active-duty troops to quell civil unrest in Washington .

Mattis abruptly resigned in December 2018 in frustration over Trump ’s national security policies.

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