Trump will nominate Patrick Shanahan for defense secretary
by David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times
May 09, 2019
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be defense secretary, choosing a former aerospace executive who has run the Pentagon in an acting capacity since December, the White House said Thursday.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, announced the plan in a tweet, saying Shanahan "has proven over the last several months that he is beyond qualified to
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