President Donald Trump is publicly praising his recently ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan, calling him a “long time friend” who did an “outstanding job” rebuilding the Navy. This comes just a day after the Pentagon removed Phelan from his post following months of tensions with senior leadership. Trump’s Truth Social post paints a glowing picture of Phelan’s tenure, but behind the scenes, things were far from smooth.
According to Fox News, Trump’s post on Thursday afternoon was full of praise for Phelan, who he said helped rebuild what he called “Sleepy Joe Biden’s rapidly depleted, and almost abandoned, Navy.” Trump went on to say that because of Phelan, the U.S. now has “the strongest Navy in the World — BY FAR!”
