John Phelan forced out as Navy secretary after 13 months 53.1%
The Washington Post - By Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp, Noah Robertson - 4/22/2026, 11:02 PM
Framing Effect 56.5% - Negativity Bias 56.5% - Unattributed Quote 43.5%
Navy Secretary John Phelan will depart the Trump administration “effective immediately,” officials said Wednesday evening, an abrupt exit after 13 tumultuous months at the Pentagon. Sean Parnell, a spokesman for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced the news on social media, saying that Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Steve... more