US Rep. Mike Rogers being considered for secretary of defense under Trump
Rogers, a Republican from Alabama who serves as the House Armed Services Committee chairman, has been contacted by the Trump transition team
By Louis Casiano , Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
Published November 8, 2024 7:17pm EST
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., is being considered to serve as secretary of defense in a second Trump administration.
A source familiar with discussions told Fox News Digital Rogers has been contacted by the Trump transition team.
Fox News Digital reached out to a spokesperson for comment.
Rogers was re-elected to a third term Tuesday after running unopposed.
Another potential candidate for defense secretary is Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., a retired Green Beret. In addition to serving in the military before joining Congress, Waltz was an adviser to defense secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld and spent time in the private sector as CEO of defense contractor Metis Solutions.
He sits on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees, in addition to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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