Trump Announces Patrick Shanahan Will Not Become Next Secretary of Defense
President Trump announced Tuesday in a tweet that Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will no longer seek the nomination to become permanent defense secretary.
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Trump to Nominate Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to Permanent Position
President Trump intends to nominate Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to take on the role on a permanent basis, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a statement Thursday.
Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan Says More Troops Likely to Head to Border
Shanahan said Friday that he expects there will be more U.S. troops to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border, as the situation there worsens.
Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan on CREW’s Ethics Investigation Request: ‘I’m Not Worried’
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Thursday after he testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee he is not worried by a progressive watchdog group’s request that the Pentagon inspector general investigate whether he has acted unethically to help his former employer Boeing during his time at the Defense Department.
Belgian Minister Denies Washington Post Report that Allies Rejected Staying in Syria
Belgian Defense Minister Didier Reynders on Thursday denied a Washington Post report that U.S. allies have “rejected” a “Trump administration request” for them to leave troops in Syria as America withdraws its forces.
Meet the Pentagon’s Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, Known as a ‘Fix-It Guy’
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will hand over the reins of the Pentagon to Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan as acting secretary of defense during a phone call scheduled for Monday.
