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Defense Secretary Pick Goes Before Senators In Confirmation Hearing
Resume![Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis listens to questions at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0112_mattis-1000x667.jpg)
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to serve as secretary of defense, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with NPR national security editor Phil Ewing (@philewing) about the questions Mattis faces, and the general's response.
This segment aired on January 12, 2017.