JUST IN: Pres. Trump intends to nominate Patrick Shanahan to serve as his next Defense secretary, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.
President Donald Trump intends to nominate Patrick Shanahan to serve as his next Defense secretary, according to a tweet from White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.
The Pentagon's Inspector General recently cleared Shanahan of alleged bias in favoring Boeing, his previous employer, during his tenure at the Pentagon. As deputy, Shanahan managed the Pentagon's budget, as well as day-to-day operations, and oversaw the creation of Trump's Space Force. During his nomination process for the deputy role, the late-Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who was then chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, threatened to block his nomination because of his lack of experience and 31-year stint at a major defense company. But Shanahan was ultimately confirmed in a 92-7 vote.
Shanahan has already authorized $1 billion of Pentagon counter-narcotics money to be shifted around to pay for the construction of barriers at two border areas by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has weathered congressional criticism for the Pentagon's plans to shift money for specific military construction projects to future border spending, for now the Pentagon continues to assess what projects might be affected.
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