On Tuesday night, Trump announced his pick for secretary of the Navy: Palm Beach businessman John Phelan. Here's what to know.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated John Phelan, a businessman and significant campaign donor, to serve as the next Secretary of the Navy. Phelan, founder of Rugger Management LLC and co-founder of MSD Capital,

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday private investment manager and Republican donor John Phelan is his choice for Secretary of the U.S. Navy.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next secretary of the Navy.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the military or had a civilian leadership role in the service.

Phelan, de 60 años, está en línea para reemplazar al secretario Carlos Del Toro, quien ha sido un visitante frecuente de San Diego, la sede de la Tercera Flota de la Marina. La ciudad alberga 56 barcos de guerra de superficie y cuatro submarinos de ataque rápido.

Phelan is the first service secretary pick announced by the president-elect for his second term in the White House.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating businessman John Phelan, one of his former campaign donors, to serve as his United States Secretary of the Navy.

Seth Meyers on Wednesday took down John Phelan, Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Navy, after the president-elect named the businessman and campaign donor with no military experience as his choice to lead the department.

John Phelan is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Navy, the first service leadership position that the incoming administration has announced as it prepares to put its stamp on the military.

At his Aspen home near North Star Nature Preserve on Aug. 10, financier John Phelan hosted a private fundraiser for the Trump campaign that reportedly raised $12 million. Now he is Trump's pick to be secretary of the Navy.