Trump Picks Boeing Executive Shanahan for Pentagon’s No. 2 Post
- Shanahan helped straighten out the 787 Dreamliner program
- Defense Department would see 10% increase under Trump budget
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President Donald Trump tapped a Boeing Co. executive to serve in the Defense Department’s second-highest role, strengthening already close ties between the largest U.S. exporter and the new administration.
Patrick Shanahan, 54, a Boeing senior vice president, was nominated to become deputy defense secretary, according to a White House statement Thursday. If confirmed by the Senate, Shanahan would have to recuse himself from Boeing-related issues for two years, under administration policies.