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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan delivers remarks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 27, 2019. Tom Brenner/Getty Images
President Donald Trump says that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration for the permanent role and that Secretary of the Army Mark Esper has been nominated to take on the Pentagon position.
Esper had been considered a leading contender for the job if Shanahan ultimately wasn’t confirmed.
