U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaks about the U.S. Navy’s new Gold Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 22, 2025.
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Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration “effective immediately,” a Defense Department spokesman said Wednesday.
“On behalf of the Secretary of War and the Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to X. “We wish him success in his future endeavors.”
Hanging CaoThe Under Secretary of the Navy will lead the military branch in an acting capacity, Parnell said.
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