Officials say President Trump is set to nominate Patrick Shanahan as defense secretary despite his concerns that he does not fit the mold of a battle-hardened general.
In the days before the White House said Trump intended to nominate Shanahan for the top Pentagon job, Keane expressed his support for the acting defense secretary.
Graham clashed with Shanahan early into his tenure as acting secretary, most notably during a closed-door briefing in February, where the South Carolina Republican questioned Shanahan on Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria. As the discussion got heated,But Keane, a former four-star Army general and Fox News analyst, helped convince Graham to endorse Shanahan, according to officials familiar with the discussions.
Shanahan won over Keane during a meeting with him at the Pentagon early last week, according to officials familiar with the meeting. The two met for more than an hour. Keane then spoke with Graham about Shanahan several times in advance of the senator's golf outing with Trump.On Sunday, April 28, at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Graham made the argument to the president that the Pentagon needs stability and he should nominate Shanahan soon.
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