Patrick Shanahan, acting U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks to members of the media as Mike Pompeo, U.S. secretary of state, right, listens after a briefing on Iran in the basement of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. (Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
Trump’s Acting Defense Secretary Steps Aside, Extending Pentagon Uncertainty
(Bloomberg) -- Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration to take over the post on a permanent basis, President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday, after reports surfac...