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Were going to defeat that force, and were going to defeat it strongly and quickly, believe me. [ cheers and applause ] >> we will prevail. we stand here today just miles from ft. bragg, the home of heroes. it is the home of heroes. [ cheers and applause ] >> our special forces at ft. bragg have been the tip of the spear in fighting terrorism. the motto of our army special forces is, to free the oppressed, and that is exactly what they have been doing and will continue to do. at this very moment ...

Rally here in fayetteville, north carolina. he was much more restrained, much more disciplined than that rally last week where that rally almost divulged into an airing of grievances. this rally for donald trump he pushed a heavy national security message for the military community, only a few miles away from ft. bragg, where he formally rolled out his nominee for secretary of defense. >> im proud to formally announce today my intention to nominate general james "mad dog" mattis, as the next sec...

Republicans. you know, mostly worry to democrats, but republicans in particular, anderson, the ones i have talked to on capitol hill are wondering where he is going to go here, you know, just his first volley of proposals out of the gate indeed shows he is going to break some of the rules. he is going to break some of the old conventions in washington. so he also talked here a lot about veterans. of course, were in the neighborhood, really the backyard of ft. bragg, and donald trump said hes goi...

The new pentagon chief hes going to put on parade tonight? >> reporter: yeah, the show is james mattis, james "mad dog" mattis. were in fayetteville. home to ft. bragg. a huge military veterans presence here. it is very intentional that drrp will be appearing with his defense pick. you talk about the razzle-dazzle and the art of making an announcement. it was only a few nights ago, his first stop on the thank you tour in cincinnati that he surprised the entire arena by basically prematurely anno...

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>> its funny that you introduced us as being the home of ft. bragg. weve got a couple of favorite sayings here. when the white house calls 9-1-1, the phone is answered here at ft. bragg and of course, fayetteville and ft. bragg are the center of the military universe. when you have a popular nominee come up like mad dog, this community. >> thats a term of endearment. >> absolutely, it is. >> what do you want to hear from the president tonight? what is fayetteville and its military community look...

Trump does. >> congressman chris collins from new york, thank you. >> good to be with you. meanwhile, that victory tour, that thank you tour, that plekt donald trump is taking will be heading to fayetteville, north carolina tonight, near ft. bragg, chris jansing is outside the crown coliseum there, where the event will take place. chris, set the scene for us. >> gratefully weve moved inside. its been raining off and on. i think youll see a different tone from president obama when he was in fro...

>> reporter: well, i think that its definitely going to be focused on defense because hell have general mattis, his defense secretary nominee, with him. very popular here. ive talked to politicians, both republicans and democrats, talked to people who work here at ft. bragg. its the largest military installation in the world. about 53,000-plus people here. obviously, they have a very big stake in what donald trump decides to do, vis-a-vis the military, given many have been deployed not just once...

Well be added to the list, distinguished americans but i know at just the right time, hell pick as he often says to me, the person who is best for the country and best represent his administration in the world. >> nbcs chris jansing in fayettevil fayetteville, north carolina. what do we know why mattis is going to fayetteville? >> reporter: well, lets just look at where we are. the home to ft. bragg and look at some of these numbers. this is the largest military base in the world. 50,000 plus pe...

Trump will head to fayetteville, north carolina, home to military base, ft. bragg and at his side, selection for secretary of defense. retired general james mattis, republican lawmakers reportedly considered adding a measure to end of year spending bill that would ease mattis path to the role. under current law, nominee for secretary of defense has to wait seven years before serving. mattis left the military in 2013. with more on what to expect today, nbcs chris jansing joining us from fayettevi...