John Phelan is out. The Navy secretary got the boot while America's warships are still blockading Ir-@-n.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell dropped the news Wednesday night: Phelan would leave "Effective Immediately". Sources say he was told to resign or be fired. His choice? Nobody's saying. The firing comes smack in the middle of a high-stakes naval blockade of Ir@n-i@n ports. So far, US forces have turned back 29 vessels and boarded two ships.
Behind the scenes? Months of bad blood with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth thought Phelan was dragging his feet on shipbuilding reforms — and he was furious that Phelan kept going straight to Trump. Going behind your boss's back? That's a fast way out.
Phelan, a businessman with zero military experience, got the job after he and his wife raised millions for Trump's campaign. "He'll put the business of the US Navy above all else", Trump said at the time. Then came the Epstein connection. CNN reported Phelan's name popped up on a flight manifest for Jeffrey Epstein's plane in 2006. A close friend says Phelan was invited by Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne and had no idea it was Epstein's jet until he showed up.
The blockade continues. The secretary is gone. 🚢⚓🇺🇸
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