The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is urging President Trump to quickly nominate a permanent secretary of defense, saying that 'we have too many threats facing this nation to have so many key DOD officials serving in an 'acting' capacity'
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is urging President Donald Trump to quickly nominate a permanent secretary of defense.
Sen. James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, warned on Tuesday that"we have too many threats facing this nation to have so many key DOD officials serving in an 'acting' capacity.
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