Patrick Shanahan couldn’t handle the pressure of being defense secretary. So Trump announced today he is withdrawing Shanahan’s nomination and will replace him with Mark Esper.
| Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is out, Mark Esper to be new Acting Secretary of Defense |
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….I thank Pat for his outstanding service and will be naming Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper, to be the new Acting Secretary of Defense. I know Mark, and have no doubt he will do a fantastic job!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2019
Iran should be put on notice. We aren’t going to take anymore of your bullshit. Shanahan obviously couldn’t handle it.