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Trump To Officially Nominate Shanahan For Defense Secretary

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, May 9th, 2019

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Trump To Officially Nominate Shanahan For Defense Secretary

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks Sept. 19 at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo: Defense Department

Patrick Shanahan may soon be able to remove the “Acting” part of his title, as the White House announced May 9 he has been picked to officially fill the defense secretary position. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a Thursday tweet that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Shanahan to be the Pentagon’s leader. Shanahan has been serving in an acting capacity since Jan. 1. “Acting Secretary Shanahan has proven over the last several months that he is…

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