特朗普宣佈美國國防部長將於元旦換人

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

美國總統唐納德·特朗普上週日宣佈，他將在新年伊始換掉現任國防部長詹姆斯·馬蒂斯，這比馬蒂斯本來預計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," Trump tweeted.

特朗普在推特上發文稱：“我很高興地宣佈，我們才華橫溢的國防部副部長帕特里克·沙納漢將於2019年1月1日起擔任代理國防部長一職。”

"Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great!"

“在擔任副部長和波音公司副總裁期間，帕特里克取得了一系列不凡成就。他會幹得很出色的！”

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

馬蒂斯於上週四宣佈辭職，並在辭職信中表示，他的觀點無法與特朗普達成一致。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.

據知情人士透露，1月1日預計是馬蒂斯工作的最後一天。

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.

該消息來源稱，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係進一步惡化。