Carter promises to 'warmly' welcome Trump's team when they arrive

By Tony Bertuca / November 14, 2016 at 1:43 PM
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday he is committed to an orderly transfer of power to President-elect Donald Trump, adding that the transition team has not yet met with any Pentagon officials, but is expected to visit as early as this week. Carter, meanwhile, is scheduled to be out of town on domestic travel until Thursday. "The transition team hasn't arrived at the Pentagon yet," Carter said during an interview in Washington at start-up incubator 1776. "This is normal," Carter...

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