Why Donald Trump Likes To Surround Himself With Generals
High-level military brass may be able to bring discipline and order to an administration that sometimes has appeared to lack them.
When White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was pushed out of his job last week, it underscored the growing clout of President Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general.
And when Trump announced he was increasing U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Monday, after suggesting for years that he wouldn't, administration officials were quick to note that he was heeding the advice of "the generals."
Trump, who attended the New York Military Academy as a teenager, has made clear he
