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

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018

You’re so weak and gutless, you didn’t even have the balls to tell Mattis yourself that you were kicking him out immediately. https://t.co/24tybVRTjp

— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) December 23, 2018