Trump’s Disputed Pentagon Pick Tata Withdraws Nomination for Job
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Anthony Tata, a retired Army brigadier general and Fox News commentator, withdrew his nomination to be the Pentagon’s policy chief after the Senate Armed Services Committee canceled his scheduled hearing last week.
President Donald Trump had nominated Tata to be undersecretary of defense for policy. Instead, the Pentagon said in a statement, he has been designated as the official “performing the duties” of the deputy undersecretary for policy. That doesn’t require Senate confirmation.