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A YouGov poll conducted shortly after Donald Trump nominated Jim Mattis for defense secretary in December 2016 found that most Americans had no opinion on Mattis due to his low public profile. Democrats were slightly more negative, likely because of his association with Trump, but only 20% viewed him very unfavorably.
Retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis secretly advised the United Arab Emirates on the Yemen war in 2015, seeking federal approval to work as a military adviser for the UAE. Despite U.S. officials' concerns about civilian casualties in the conflict, Mattis's request was swiftly approved, and he did not publicly disclose his consulting job for the UAE when he became secretary of defense in the Trump administration. The documents obtained by The Washington Post through a FOIA lawsuit revealed details about Mattis's ties to the UAE, including his advisory role and a $100,000 honorarium for a speech.