国际英语资讯:Trump denies considering former Democratic Senator Jim Webb as new Pentagon chief
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 4-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Webb">Webb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> "<span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="news">news</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. "<span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Shanahan">Shanahan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Acting">Acting</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="job">job</span>!"</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Webb">Webb</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Ronald">Ronald</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="Webb">Webb</span>, 72, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2003 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Emmy">Emmy</span> <span word="Award">Award</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="filmmaker">filmmaker</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p><p><span word="Shanahan">Shanahan</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span>, <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span>, <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 68-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Shanahan">Shanahan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p><span word="Shanahan">Shanahan</span>, 56, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pence">Pence</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="role">role</span>.</p>
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