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Eugene

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:32 PM Jan 2019

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


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-defense-webb/trump-denies-media-report-he-is-considering-jim-webb-for-pentagon-chief-idUSKCN1OY1ZP
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Trump denies media report he is considering Jim Webb for Pentagon chief (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2019 OP
Sounds like trump has more than vetted him and is WhiteTara Jan 2019 #1
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