Trump will nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper as Defense secretary, the White House announced last night
Trump had said in early May that he intended to nominate Shanahan for the post, but he never submitted the paperwork to the Senate.
Esper, a West Point graduate and Gulf War veteran, is already set to become acting Defense secretary when Shanahan's resignation takes effect on Sunday. But federal law may force him to bow out of that post once Trump formally nominates him.after spending seven years as a top lobbyist for defense contractor Raytheon.
The news comes three days after the abrupt resignation of acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, whose hopes of getting the job collapsed amid ethics questions. | Ted S. Warren/AP Photowith Turkey over its purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system. The U.S. has been urging Russia to buy the American Patriot missile defense system instead, which is made by Raytheon, and some defense experts have said Esper could not advocate for buying a system from his former employer.
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