The president’s decision also appeared to end a years-long political tug-of-war between lawmakers from the two states vying for the command, its prestige and the federal dollars it could attract.

Huge legal fees helped the Save America PAC burn through cash, raising questions about how Trump would fund a general election campaign.

The Pentagon on Tuesday suspended security cooperation with Niger’s military following last week’s ouster of the country’s democratically-elected president, a coup that has already prompted several European countries to begin evacuating their citizens.