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Defense Secretary James Mattis to retire in February 2019, Trump says

President Trump tweeted Thursday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will retire at the end of February 2019. The announcement comes just one day after the decision to withdraw troops from Syria. Gabe Lipton, CBSN contributor and writer of Signal newsletter that is produced by G-Zero Media, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss.
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