Chuck Hagel Tells Tim Howard He Could Become Defense Secretary — Someday

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard to thank him for defending the United States of America at the World Cup, the Pentagon says.

Howard stopped 16 shots on goal — the most for any goalkeeper at a World Cup match in more than 50 years — leading many on Twitter to call him an American hero and at least one Wikipedia user to name him the U.S. Secretary of Defense, for a moment.

This is awesome. Someone changed the Wikipedia page for the US Secretary of Defense to Tim Howard http://ift.tt/1qz2uEO

— Josh Parcell (@JoshParcell) July 2, 2014

Sec. Hagel must of thought that was funny, because in Wednesday's call with the American goalkeeper he told him that with a little training, Howard could someday become the real secretary of defense, according to a readout of the call the Pentagon sent to reporters. Read more...

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