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Lawmakers Call on Trump to Nominate Permanent Defense Secretary Soon

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Lawmakers Call on Trump to Nominate Permanent Defense Secretary Soon
Patrick M. Shanahan, deputy secretary of defense, greets Airmen from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., after a roundtable discussion on defense industry topics with President Donald J. Trump and other military and civilian leaders Oct. 19, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ridge Shan)

As the ink dries on Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan’s withdrawal to be considered as a permanent secretary and resignation as deputy defense secretary, House and Senate armed services committee members called June 18 for President Trump to nominate an official candidate soon to mitigate uncertainty posed by an “acting” leader. Trump announced via Twitter Tuesday that Shanahan had withdrawn his nomination for defense secretary, and that he had selected Army Secretary Mark Esper to become the next acting defense…

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