Madis, who had been seen as a stabilizing factor in U.S. defense policy, is due to transfer authority near midnight to his deputy Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive.

马蒂斯被人们视为美国国防政策中的一个稳定因素，按计划他将于午夜时分将权力移交给他的副手、波音前高管帕特里克·沙纳罕。