POLITICSApr 23 · 16:55 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDJoseph Gedeon and Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump’s navy secretary ousted over dispute about shipbuilding

Trump's navy secretary, John Phelan, was fired due to an internal dispute over shipbuilding and a poor working relationship with Pete Hegseth. The removal is unrelated to the recent Iranian seizure of ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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