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Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration
John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon and the Trump administration after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders.
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Sources say Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed after months of tensions with Pentagon leaders over shipbuilding programs and chain-of-command issues.
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US Navy Secretary John Phelan fired by Pentagon 13 months into job: Source
John Phelan, who was confirmed by the Senate in March last year, is the latest in a string of high-profile departures.
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John Phelan out as Navy secretary in latest high-profile Trump admin. departure
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President Trump Releases Statement on Ousted Secretary of the Navy John Phelan
President Trump on Thursday released a statement on ousted Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan. The post President Trump Releases Statement on Ousted Secretary of the Navy John Phelan appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Navy has said some crazy things.The Pentagon confirmed that failed congressional candidate and current undersecretary of the Navy Hung Cao would be replacing John Phelan, who was abruptly fired on Wednesday. It’s an appalling move, given that Cao once made a poor joke about the KKK in an interview with Steve…
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Navy secretary’s removal points to Trump’s anxiety over shipbuilding
The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest head to roll in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s turbulent Pentagon, points to President Trump’s anxiety over his ambitious and divisive vision for U.S. shipbuilding. Phelan, a billionaire and Trump fundraiser, was ousted on Wednesday, 13 months into the role, becoming the first service secretary…
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