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Shanahan drops bid to lead

Pentagon, citing ‘painful’ past

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick
Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal
nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a “painful”
family situation that would hurt his children and reopen
“wounds we have worked years to heal.” President Don-
ald Trump announced Shanahan’s departure in a tweet,
and said Army Secretary Mark Esper would be the new
acting Pentagon chief.
“I believe my continuing in the confirmation process
would force my three children to relive a traumatic
chapter in our family’s life and reopen wounds we have
worked years to heal,” Shanahan said in a statement. “Ul-
timately, their safety and well-being is my highest priority.”
His withdrawal from one of the most critical positions in
the government comes at a time of escalating tensions
in the Middle East, a day after the U.S. authorized sending
additional troops to the region, and after months of unex- In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks about the
plained delays in the confirmation process. situation in the Persian Gulf region during a meeting with Portuguese Minister of National Defense
Joao Cravinho, at the Pentagon.
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