President Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Posted on: 10/11/2020 Posted in: News

President Donald Trump announces via Twitter on Monday that he has replaced Defense Secretary Mark Esper with a new acting secretary, Christopher Miller, who had been confirmed by the Senate as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

Mark Esper — Image courtesy Twitter @EsperDoD

I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020

…Chris will do a GREAT job! Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020

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