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Erin Burnett OutFront

U.S. Navy Secretary Ousted, Told to Resign or Be Fired

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

News

3.9715 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The secretary of the United States Navy is out, given an ultimatum to resign or be fired. The sudden announcement as Trump’s war with Iran rages on. Plus, a judge just put a halt on Virginia’s new congressional map.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Outfront next, breaking news, the Secretary of the United States Navy is out.

0:07.0

Given the ultimatum, resign or be fired, a sudden announcement as Trump's war with Iran rages

0:12.7

on on the sea.

0:14.8

Plus breaking news, a judge just putting a halt on Virginia's new congressional map as Republicans

0:19.2

blame their own party for the major loss of the polls.

0:23.2

And Epstein's victims say it wasn't just Epstein who abused them. It was other men too.

0:29.2

So what are investigators doing about it? A CNN investigation first out front. Let's go out front.

0:38.8

And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. And out front tonight, the breaking news, the Secretary of the U.S.

0:43.4

Navy is out as Trump's war with Iran enters day 54. The surprise announcement coming just moments

0:49.5

ago from the Pentagon, multiple sources telling CNN that there were tensions for months between John

0:55.6

Phelan and the Defense Secretary Pete Heggseth. Phelan was then told at this moment during the

1:00.8

war, resign or be fired. And I mentioned during the war. I mean, this is a major move at a shocking time.

1:06.6

This is the Secretary of the Navy. And the U.S. Navy right now is 15 ships in the Middle East,

1:11.3

most enforcing the biggest blockade by the United States since World War II.

1:15.5

Phelan's sudden departure coming as it comes as we have new video tonight from Iranian state media

1:20.2

purportedly showing soldiers seizing container ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

1:25.0

Iran says it seized two ships, which came just days after Trump declared, quote, Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it seized two ships, which came just days after Trump

1:29.1

declared, quote, Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again. It will no longer be

1:33.5

used as a weapon against the world. Well, obviously, that's not the case. As for Trump's blockade

1:38.7

on CNBC yesterday, Trump called it a great success. Now, it is causing a lot of pressure on Iran. That is a

1:46.2

reality. But we did just obtain data from cargo tracking firm Vortexa, which was first reported by

1:51.6

the Financial Times. And this is really important context, because what the data shows is that at least

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