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Trump denies media report he is considering Jim Webb for Pentagon chief
Source: Reuters
POLITICS JANUARY 4, 2019 / 5:09 PM / UPDATED 23 MINUTES AGO
Trump denies media report he is considering Jim Webb for Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a New York Times report that he was considering former Democratic Senator Jim Webb to be his next defense secretary was “fake news.”
“I’m sure he is a fine man, but I don’t know Jim, and never met him,” Trump said on Twitter. “Patrick Shanahan, who is Acting Secretary of Defense, is doing a great job!” he said.
Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham
Trump denies media report he is considering Jim Webb for Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a New York Times report that he was considering former Democratic Senator Jim Webb to be his next defense secretary was “fake news.”
“I’m sure he is a fine man, but I don’t know Jim, and never met him,” Trump said on Twitter. “Patrick Shanahan, who is Acting Secretary of Defense, is doing a great job!” he said.
Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-defense-webb/trump-denies-media-report-he-is-considering-jim-webb-for-pentagon-chief-idUSKCN1OY1ZP
