WATCH: President Trump Explains Why Navy Secretary John Phelan Was Fired

Yesterday, Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Reportedly, after a lot tension between the two, Secretary Hegseth ended up firing Phelan after he went against orders related to shipbuilding.

If you missed it, we covered the full story of Phelan’s firing here:

Navy Secretary John Phelan Was Reportedly FIRED By Pete Hegseth — Here’s Why

Now, we have an update.

President Trump has just confirmed the reports that Secretary Phelan was fired by Hegseth.

While speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump called Phelan “a very good man” but that said that he clashed with other people “mostly as to building and buying new ships.”

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