Trump Switches Pick for New Defense Secretary
2019-06-18 Source: TTN by: TTN Staff
President Trump has announced that he will no longer be nominating Patrick Shanahan for Secretary of Defense. The president has since decided to pick current Secretary of the Army Mark Esper.
The change in the nomination comes as Shanahan has been involved in a messy divorce with allegations of abuse.
According to CNBC:
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he would not nominate acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to hold the position in a permanent capacity. Army Secretary Mark Esper will become acting defense secretary, Trump said.
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