Mattis to Military: You Have Your Money. Spend It Wisely

Mattis to Military: You Have Your Money. Spend It Wisely

Government Executive: The Pentagon got the giant check that leaders have been requesting for years, but Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned the military they better spend it wisely.

In a 30-minute impromptu briefing with reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Mattis took a far different tone than the one taken by President Trump on Friday, in which the president criticized Democrats’ “opposition to the military.”  The secretary several times praised the bipartisan effort to pass the spending measure.

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