Former U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said that in light of Donald Trump's lack of foreign policy experience, he is encouraged that the president-elect is naming people experienced in international relations for top posts in his administration.
“I am encouraged by the fact that he is turning to people who have that experience; that will make a difference," Mullen told ABC’s Martha Raddatz on “This Week.”
He offered high praise, for example, of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, who is being considered for secretary of defense.
"Jim Mattis is someone I've known extremely well," Mullen said. "He's an incredibly capable individual, strategically focused internationally focused. He has good relationships on the international side and I think someone who is born to serve and could make a difference, really significant difference as well."
As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents George W. Bush and Obama, Mullen held the nation's highest-ranking military office and served as the principal military adviser to each president.
He said the new president will face significant challenges "on day one," including North Korea's nuclear ambitions and the Middle East. “The world is very unforgiving,” he said.
When asked about Trump's claim during the campaign that he knew more about ISIS than “even the generals,” Mullen said, "I would put that in a category of rhetoric on one side and reality on the other."
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