Former Pennsylvania congressional candidate and combat veteran Sean Parnell has been picked to serve as the chief Pentagon spokesperson for the Trump administration. President Trump announced the new role at the Pentagon for Parnell on his Truth Social page Monday evening.

The two men are prominent veterans, Joe Kent being a former Green Beret and Sean Parnell leading one of the most decorated units of the Afghanistan War.

El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday, in an unprecedented – and legally problematic deal – that has alarmed critics and rights groups. The people are on their side.

President Donald Trump made the announcement Monday night in a social media post, calling Parnell “a great American patriot” and a “fearless combat veteran.”