In the United States, President Donald Trump's pick for Army Secretary, Mark Green, has withdrawn his nomination amid backlash over his past controversial remarks. <br/><br/>Mark Green said, his nomination had become a distraction due to false and misleading attacks against him. The President's second pick for the post has outraged Democrats and some Republicans after his comments about the LGBT community were revealed. The Tennessee state senator last year said transgender is a disease. Mr Green also faced criticisms from the Muslim Advocates and the Council on American-Islamic Relations for comments he made that both groups considered discriminatory against those who follow the Islamic faith.<br/><br/> Mr Trump's previous nominee for the position, billionaire Vincent Viola, withdrew his nomination in February, saying he could not divest himself from his business interests.<br/><br/>