Acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan at the border
Posted on 05/09/2019 2:24:02 PM PDT by Innovative
President Donald Trump plans to nominate acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to formally take over the top spot at the Pentagon, the president's spokeswoman said Thursday.
Shanahan, a former longtime executive at the aerospace giant Boeing, needs Senate confirmation for the post most recently held by James Mattis.
"Acting Secretary Shanahan has proven over the last several months that he is beyond qualified to lead the Department of Defense, and he will continue to do an excellent job," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders wrote on Twitter.
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I hope he gets confirmed without any problems.
To avoid the yapping little dogs lets take back the house and enjoy a trifecta and we can crush them once and for all
Boeing tenure will be featured heavily in the confirmation hearing, like he designed the plane himself.
“Boeing tenure will be featured heavily in the confirmation hearing”
The only appropriate Boeing question should be: Do you currently hold any Boeing stock?
And it’s a damn good question. One I want to know the answer to.
He appears conflicted to me. And appearance is enough to insist he divest himself of any Defense related stock...to include Boeing. Not just “blind trust”.
Divestment.
We had the trifecta. And they still fought Trump and MAGA.
Looks encouraging.
...that he can make a bunch of border wall happen.
Take back the house by hefty margin, consolidate hold on Senate beyond filibustering.
The Air Force is having a lot of issues with the KC-46 tanker. Did Shanahan have anything to do with that? Or was he strictly in the commercial area?
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