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Jim Webb As Trump’s Defense Secretary Would Be A Nightmare For Both

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The other day there was a report that former Senator Jim Webb, a decorated Vietnam veteran who briefly was Navy secretary during the Reagan Administration, might become President Trump's next secretary of defense.

Trump denied the report over the weekend, but reality with him changes every day, so that's not dispositive. But he may be right this time — I don't think it is going to happen.

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Trump Reportedly Considering Vietnam War Hero Jim Webb For Defense Secretary

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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering former presidential candidate Jim Webb to take over the reins of the Pentagon, according to The New York Times.

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The NRA's New President Has Deep Experience With Foreign Arms Sales

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Say you're the largest lobbying group in the history of lobbying groups. Sure, your paid membership only accounts for 3% or 4% of all America's estimated 140 million or so gun owners, but you are the undisputed loudest voice on firearms in America — serving industry manufacturers, lobbying legislators, and setting the agenda for concerned gun enthusiasts... even as you fight allegations that you hate schoolkids, lie and manipulate a lot, take foreign money for your star-spangled cause, and intimidate or talk past opponents rather than attempting to engage them.

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Jim Webb Is Still Paying For Saying ‘Women Can’t Fight’

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In 1979, a young Marine officer named Jim Webb penned a 7,000-word essay for Washington Magazine entitled, “Women Can’t Fight.”

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HillVets Releases List Of Top 100 Veteran Influencers

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On March 9, Capitol Hill veterans group HillVets released its list of the top 100 influencers.

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Jim Webb Is Thinking About Running For President

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Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb made big news today in an interview with NPR, hinting toward a possible run for the White House in 2016.

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