President Obama Announces Nominee For Defense Secretary
President Obama nominates Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense.
FOX News Radio’s Jared Halpern reports:
Well before the President made the nomination official, Ash Carter was viewed as a top contender for the top job at the Pentagon, serving up until last year as a deputy Defense Secretary.
(President Obama) “I relied on his expertise and I relied on his judgement.”
President Obama describing Carter as one of the country’s foremost national security leaders — the nominee, pledging…
(Carter) “My most candid strategic advice.”
Key Republicans say they support Carter’s nomination, but question if his advice will be taken by the President’s inner circle.
At the White House, Jared Halpern, FOX News Radio.
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