US Navy Secretary Fired After Infighting at Pentagon: Sources | The Pulse 4/23

0 April 23, 2026 07:31

Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired after clashing with top leaders at the Pentagon, including over administration efforts to revive US shipbuilding, according to people familiar with the matter, making him the latest high-profile Pentagon departure amid the war in Iran.

Today’s guests:
Hugh Gimber, JPMorgan Asset Management, Global Market Strategist; Fawaz Gerges, London School of Economics, International Relations Professor; Stirling Larkin, Foxtail Pine, CEO.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse with Francine Lacqua
00:00:24 – US says no deadline for Iran proposal
00:02:35 – US Navy John Phelan fired after clash with Pentagon top leaders
00:04:31 – Hugh Gimber, JPMorgan Asset Management, Global Markets Strategist
00:14:20 – TSMC and Tech Roundtable: Bloomberg’s Neil Campling & JPM AM’s Hugh Gimber
00:20:17 – Boeing narrows cash burn as 1Q deliveries rise
00:23:26 – Thursday headlines
00:24:02 – UK composite PMI surprise shows rebound as firms build up stocks
00:24:23 – France probes weather data glitch after surge in Polymarket bets
00:27:37 – EU leaders gather in Cyprus
00:31:14 – Fawaz Gerges, LSE Professor
00:37:34 – Druzhba flows resume as EU targets unblocking Ukraine Loan
00:40:55 – Stirling Larkin, Foxtail Pine CEO
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