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

President-elect Trump has nominated John Phelan, a prominent Republican donor with no military background, as Secretary of the Navy. Trump lauded Phelan's business acumen, while critics noted the unusual choice.

While officials and defense experts said the Navy is in sore need of a disruptor, they cautioned that John Phelan's lack of experience could make it more difficult for him to realize Trump's goals.

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

Financier John Phelan has been tapped as Donald Trump’s nominee for the next Secretary of the Navy, according to a late Tuesday statement. Phelan is the founder of private equity firm Rugger Management LLC and previously served as the chairman and chief investment officer of the firm that oversaw the fortune of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell.

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.

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.