2026年4月23日 美国东部时间下午3:42 / 福克斯新闻
海军内部人士称，赫格斯塞特对费兰有时绕过他直接向特朗普提交问题感到不满
作者：摩根·菲利普斯 福克斯新闻
约翰·费兰在五角大楼人事震荡中被解职海军部长
福克斯新闻首席国家安全记者詹妮弗·格里芬报道，随着海军部长约翰·费兰被解职，即刻生效，五角大楼正经历人事震荡。
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据多位知情人士透露，海军部长约翰·费兰因与五角大楼高级领导层长达数月的紧张关系被解职。
多名官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，战争部长皮特·赫格斯塞特和国防部副部长斯蒂芬·范伯格都对费兰的领导方式存在担忧，紧张关系已经酝酿了数月之久。消息人士称，2025年10月赫格斯塞特解雇费兰的幕僚长约翰·哈里森一事，成为紧张关系爆发的一个导火索。
据一位消息人士证实，这些不满情绪部分源于对费兰推进大型造船项目的方式存在担忧。
但总统唐纳德·特朗普在公开场合的态度却截然不同，他周四下午在Truth Social的帖子中赞扬了费兰。
海军部长即刻离任，副部长接任代理职务
“约翰·费兰是我的多年好友，也是一位非常成功的商人，在过去一年里担任我的海军部长期间表现出色，”特朗普写道。“约翰帮助我的政府重建了被瞌睡乔·拜登快速掏空、几乎被放弃的海军。如今，多亏了约翰，以及所有投入爱心和不懈努力的优秀男女成员，我们拥有了世界上最强大的海军——绝对的！”
特朗普补充说，他“当然希望未来某个时候能让他重回特朗普政府”，并表示费兰“决定继续前进”，这一说法与其他政府官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道的内容不符。
一位高级政府官员表示，特朗普和赫格斯塞特“一致认为海军需要新的领导层”。
这位官员补充说，赫格斯塞特在五角大楼首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔周三在X平台上宣布这一决定之前，已经告知了费兰。
此次领导层人事震荡发生在海军的关键时刻，美国军队正面临霍尔木兹海峡封锁升级的紧张局势，伊朗的袭击和水雷威胁已经扰乱了这一至关重要的全球石油咽喉要道。与此同时，特朗普也推动海军进入“战时状态”，以扩大美国滞后的造船产能。
海军部长约翰·费兰因与五角大楼高级领导层长达数月的紧张关系于本周被解职。(塔索斯·卡托波迪斯/盖蒂图片社)
唐纳德·特朗普总统2025年12月22日周一在佛罗里达州棕榈滩的海湖庄园发表讲话，身旁是国务卿马可·卢比奥、国防部长皮特·赫格斯塞特和海军部长约翰·费兰。(亚历克斯·布兰登/美联社)
费兰是一位亿万富翁，曾为特朗普筹款，他和妻子艾米在4月中旬在海湖庄园为小唐纳德·特朗普的未婚妻举办了 bridal shower（婚前派对）。
其他海军内部人士称，紧张关系更多是私人层面的，他们表示赫格斯塞特对费兰有时绕过他直接向特朗普提交问题感到不满。
费兰拒绝向福克斯新闻数字频道置评。记者未能联系到赫格斯塞特的助手就紧张关系一事置评。
费兰是4月份第二位丢官的五角大楼高级官员，此前陆军参谋长兰迪·乔治在美国针对伊朗的军事行动期间被解职。他的离职也恰逢更广泛的内阁人事震荡：国土安全部长克里斯蒂·诺姆、司法部长帕姆·邦迪和劳工部长洛里·查韦斯-德默尔自3月以来均已离职。
费兰的离职也正值海军面临解决持续存在的造船挑战的巨大压力之际。海军的哥伦比亚级核潜艇项目——其最高优先级任务——仍然进度滞后且超支，首艇的交付时间目前预计将推迟约17个月，至2029年。
“约翰·费兰是我的多年好友，也是一位非常成功的商人，在过去一年里担任我的海军部长期间表现出色，”特朗普说道。(梅格·麦克劳克林/《圣地亚哥联合论坛报》通过盖蒂图片社)
更广泛地说，在费兰任职约一年的时间里，海军的主要造船项目继续面临延误和成本压力，尽管他将造船作为领导工作的核心重点。他启动了对主要项目的审查，并推动了旨在加快生产的改革，而海军也在大力投入解决劳动力短缺和生产瓶颈问题，包括在2026年投入9亿美元用于潜艇制造自动化。
据《纽约时报》援引一位国会官员的报道，随着范伯格着手集中监管大型造船项目，在某些情况下剥夺了费兰对关键项目的管辖权，紧张局势进一步升级。
近期，费兰还因暗示海军在应对产能限制时可以探索外包造船等替代方案而受到审查。
“所有方案都在考虑范围内，”费兰在周一的海空空间会议上表示。“我们只需要审视问题、理解问题、理解其背后的影响，然后决定这样做是否合理。”
陆军参谋长被下令即刻退休，赫格斯塞特继续推进五角大楼人事震荡
费兰是本月第二位在美军针对伊朗的军事行动期间丢官的五角大楼高级官员。(萨哈尔·阿尔·阿塔尔/法新社通过盖蒂图片社)
海军副部长洪曹在费兰被解职后接任代理海军部长，他的背景和领导风格与费兰截然不同。与商人出身的费兰不同，曹是一名退役海军上校和特种作战军官，在进入政界并加入五角大楼文职领导层之前，他曾服役二十多年，包括在伊拉克和阿富汗的部署经历。
曹也已成为特朗普政府内部关于军事文化和战备的知名声音，在征兵和部队标准问题上持强硬立场。
在2024年10月竞选弗吉尼亚州参议院席位期间的一场政治辩论中，曹曾表示：“当你用变装皇后……来招募海军人员时，那不是我们需要的人。我们需要的是能豁出性命、勇往直前的男子汉和女中豪杰。”
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Trump praises ousted Navy Secretary Phelan amid tensions with Pentagon leadership
April 23, 2026 3:42pm EDT / Fox News
Navy insiders say Hegseth grew frustrated that Phelan at times bypassed him and took issues directly to Trump
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John Phelan replaced as Navy secretary in Pentagon shakeup
Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports as Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has been replaced, effective immediately, amid Pentagon shakeup.
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Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed from his post after months of tensions with senior Pentagon leadership, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Multiple officials told Fox News Digital that both War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg had concerns with Phelan’s leadership, and tensions had simmered for months. One flashpoint came after Hegseth fired Phelan’s chief of staff, John Harrison, in October 2025, according to sources.
Those frustrations were in part fueled by concerns over Phelan’s execution of major shipbuilding programs, one source confirmed.
But President Donald Trump struck a different tone publicly, praising Phelan in a post on Truth Social Thursday afternoon.
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“John Phelan is a long time friend, and very successful businessman, who did an outstanding job serving as my Secretary Of The Navy for the last year,” Trump wrote. “John helped my Administration rebuild Sleepy Joe Biden’s rapidly depleted, and almost abandoned, Navy. Now, because of John, and all of the Great Men and Women lovingly and tirelessly involved, we have the strongest Navy in the World — BY FAR!”
Trump added that he would “certainly like to have him back within the Trump Administration sometime in the future” and said Phelan “decided to move on,” a characterization at odds with what other administration officials have told Fox News Digital.
A senior administration official said Trump and Hegseth “agreed new leadership at the Navy is needed.”
The official added that Hegseth informed Phelan of the decision before Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell announced the move in a post on X Wednesday.
The leadership shakeup comes at a critical moment for the Navy, as U.S. forces confront escalating tensions amid a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks and mine threats have disrupted a vital global oil choke point. It also comes as Trump has pushed the Navy into a “wartime footing” for expanding the nation’s lagging shipbuilding capacity.
Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed from his post this week after months of tensions with senior Pentagon leadership, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.(Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.(Alex Brandon/AP)
Phelan, a billionaire and former fundraiser for Trump, and his wife, Amy, hosted a bridal shower for Donald Trump Jr’s fiancé at Mar-a-Lago in mid-April.
Other Navy insiders described the tensions as more personal, saying Hegseth grew frustrated that Phelan at times bypassed him and took issues directly to Trump.
Phelan declined to comment to Fox News Digital. Hegseth aides could not be reached for comment on the tensions.
Phelan is the second senior level Pentagon official to lose his job in April after Army chief of staff Randy George, in the midst of the U.S. operation against Iran. His exit also comes amid a broader Cabinet shakeup: Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-Deremer all departed their roles since March.
Phelan’s departure also comes amid heightened pressure on the Navy to address persistent shipbuilding challenges. The Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program — its top priority — remains behind schedule and over budget, with delivery of the lead vessel now expected to be delayed by roughly 17 months into 2029.
“John Phelan is a long time friend, and very successful businessman, who did an outstanding job serving as my Secretary Of The Navy for the last year,” Trump said.(Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images)
More broadly, major Navy shipbuilding programs have continued to face delays and cost pressures during Phelan’s roughly yearlong tenure, even as he made shipbuilding a central focus of his leadership. He launched reviews of major programs and pushed changes aimed at accelerating production, while the Navy has invested heavily in efforts to address workforce shortages and production bottlenecks, including a $900 million initiative in 2026 to automate submarine manufacturing.
Tensions escalated as Feinberg moved to centralize oversight of major shipbuilding programs, in some cases stripping Phelan of authority over key efforts, according to New York Times reporting citing a congressional official.
Phelan also drew scrutiny in recent days after suggesting the Navy could explore alternatives such as outsourcing shipbuilding as it grapples with capacity constraints.
“Everything’s on the table,” Phelan said at the Sea-Air-Space conference Monday. “We just need to look at it, understand it, understand the implications behind it and decide if we think that makes sense or not.”
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Phelan is the second senior level Pentagon official to lose his job this month, in the midst of the U.S. operation against Iran.(Sahar AL ATTAR / AFP via Getty Images)
Hung Cao, the Navy’s under secretary, has stepped in as acting Navy secretary following Phelan’s removal, bringing a sharply different background and leadership profile to the role. Unlike Phelan, a businessman, Cao is a retired Navy captain and special operations officer who served more than two decades in the military, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, before entering politics and later joining the Pentagon’s civilian leadership.
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Cao has also emerged as a prominent voice within the Trump administration on military culture and readiness, taking a hardline stance on recruiting and force standards.
In a political debate while he was running for the Virginia Senate seat in October 2024, Cao said: “When you’re using a drag queen…to recruit for the Navy, that’s not the people we need. What we need is alpha males and alpha females who are going to rip out their own guts, eat them and ask for seconds.”
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