Trump has decided on the candidates for the deputy heads of the Pentagon

President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate billionaire Steven Feinberg to the post of US Deputy Secretary of Defense. The winner of the election also named the deputy minister of defense for political affairs. This is reported by Reuters, writes UNN.

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Feinberg is a co-owner of Cerberus Capital Management LP, a private equity firm that invests in defense contractors. He was a member of the Intelligence Advisory Board during Trump’s first term in office from 2017-2021.

The agency notes that the billionaire will become the No. 2 official in the Pentagon if Trump elects Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News anchor, as Secretary of Defense. He has been questioned about allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct, but Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing.

In addition, Trump nominated Elbridge Colby to be the deputy secretary of defense for policy, the third Pentagon post. Colby, known as a “China hawk”, was a high-ranking US Defense Department official during Trump’s first term as president.

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