Secretary of Defense James Mattis has announced that he will retire. Mattis will continue in his role until the end of February.

According to Fox News:

President Trump said Thursday evening that Defense Secretary James Mattis will be retiring in February, in a shock announcement adding to the list of the president’s outgoing Cabinet members after his second year in office.

Mattis was one of the most steady and well-known members of the Trump administration and it looks like he is parting ways with Trump amicably. 

This story is developing.