President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that private investment manager and Republican donor John Phelan is his choice for Secretary of the U.S. Navy.

Phelan is the first service secretary pick announced by the president-elect for his second term in the White House.

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated John Phelan, a Republican mega donor and successful businessman, to serve as the next Secretary of the Navy. Despite having no prior military experience,

Financer John Phelan has been tapped as Donald Trump’s nominee for the next Secretary of the Navy, according to a late Tuesday statement. Phelan is the founder of private equity firm Rugger Management LLC and previously served as the chairman and chief investment officer of the firm that oversaw the fortune of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell.

President-elect Trump plans to nominate businessman John Phelan as the next head of the Navy. “John will be a tremendous force for our Naval Servicemembers, and a steadfast leader in advancing my America First vision,” Trump said in a Tuesday night pos ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected businessman John Phelan as his nominee to lead the Navy, according to a statement released on Tuesday night. “It is my great honor to announce John Phelan as our next United States Secretary of the Navy!

US President elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has tapped entrepreneur and art collector John Phelan to the post of secretary of the Navy in his administration. "It is my great honour to announce John Phelan as our next United States Secretary of the Navy!

On Tuesday, president-elect Donald Trump announced he had picked businessman John Phelan to head the US Navy during his upcoming term. | TAG24

President-elect Donald Trump continued staffing his new administration on Tuesday night, announcing names for key roles involving health care, the military and domestic policy coordination.