John C. Phelan was ousted from his military role on Wednesday afternoon after a disagreement over Trump's plan for building a 'Golden Fleet' of military vessels.

'The administration really wanted to accelerate the shipbuilding program because of the president’s agenda … and the secretary seemed incapable of accomplishing those goals and he wasn’t well liked,' a source told The New York Post. 

'When you combine incompetence with arrogance it usually doesn’t end well.'