(AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)The Trump administration’s second Army secretary nominee withdrew from consideration Friday, amid mounting opposition to past comments he made about Islam, evolution and gender issues. He was selected after Trump’s first Army secretary nominee, Vincent Viola, withdrew from consideration in February. Several U.S. senators signaled opposition to Green becoming Army secretary this week, including Sens. Republicans had not openly opposed Green’s nomination, but some had suggested that they wanted to hear more about his past views. I think there are some issues that clearly need to be cleared up.”Advocacy groups that had opposed Green’s nomination breathed a sigh of relief Friday.

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2017 20:20 UTC