US Navy Secretary abruptly resigns, possibly due to advocating for building expensive fleet.

The chief spokesperson of the US Department of Defense, Sean Parnell, announced on social media on the 22nd local time that the US Secretary of the Navy, John Faren, will resign, "effective immediately", but did not specify the specific reason. Just the day before, Faren gave a speech at the annual Navy conference held in the outskirts of Washington. Vietnamese Deputy Secretary of the Navy, Kaohsiung, will serve as the acting Secretary of the Navy. It is reported that this will be the first branch secretary to leave office during President Trump's second term. Some sources said that one of the reasons for Faren's resignation is his advocacy for the creation of an expensive "Golden Fleet", including the "Trump" class battleships, which has caused tension with senior officials at the Department of Defense. The "Trump" class battleship is very costly, with an estimated initial development cost of billions of dollars, while Defense Secretary Esper and Deputy Secretary of Defense Feinberg support the concept of a "smaller, more affordable" US Navy equipment construction.