John Phelan Leaves His Job as Navy Secretary
Introduction
John Phelan was the Secretary of the Navy. On Wednesday, he lost his job. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to leave. Phelan wanted to talk to President Trump. He went to the White House. But President Trump said no. He agreed with Hegseth.
Main Body
There were problems between Phelan and Hegseth. Hegseth and another man, Stephen Feinberg, talked to Trump. They said Phelan was not moving fast on new ships. Trump wants to build many new ships. The program is called ''Golden Fleet''. The Navy needs new leaders. Phelan waited at the White House. He met Trump for a short time. He asked to keep his job. Trump said no. Trump said Phelan did not get along with other people. Trump wants to build ships very fast. Phelan did not agree with them. Hegseth also fired other people. He fired the Army Chief of Staff. He had problems with the Army Secretary. The US Navy is stopping ships from Iran. The Defense Department wants a lot of money. Some people in the White House are not happy with Hegseth. But Trump still supports Hegseth. Phelan said his job was an honor. He said leadership is hard. He tried to talk to Trump before he left. This made Trump angry. Trump did not like that Phelan did not follow the chain of command. The White House had problems with Phelan before. Hegseth and Feinberg took away some of Phelan''s power. They made a new person for submarines. They did not let Phelan go to meetings. Mark Cancian is an expert. He said the shipbuilding plan is not possible. The ships will take many years. Each ship will cost $9 billion. The plan is different from what the Navy wants. He thinks a future president will stop the plan. The old aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will work for one more year. The new carrier is late.
Conclusion
John Phelan lost his job because he had different ideas about shipbuilding. He also did not follow the chain of command. Hegseth still has Trump''s support. Trump trusts Hegseth to make changes.