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Trump denies considering Jim Webb for defense secretary

By Caitlin Yilek
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Trump denies considering Jim Webb for defense secretary

President Trump denied a Friday report that he’s weighing whether to install Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator, as the next defense secretary.

Trump pushed back on a New York Times report, referring to it as “fake news,” that said his administration was considering Webb for the top post at the Department of Defense.

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